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Rice County, Minnesota

Rice County, Minnesota, has 69,939 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Faribault. It uses Central Time and covers 496 sq mi (1,284 km²) of land.

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Rice County in Minnesota
Le Sueur CountyFaribaultNorthfieldLonsdaleDundasMorristown
Rice County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
69,939
Land area
496 sq mi (1,284 km²)
County seat or government
Faribault
Time zone
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income
$83,181 ± $2,894
Median home value
$320,200 ± $9,461
Median rent, with utilities
$1,083 ± $65
Homes lived in by their owners
76.3% ± 2.0 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Faribault-Northfield, MN micro areaCentral county
Water area
20.1 sq mi (52.1 km²)
State
Minnesota
County code (FIPS)
27131
Coordinates (central point)
44.350775, -93.298513
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Rice County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Central TimeAmerica/ChicagoUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 5502130,908 people
  2. 5505725,650 people
  3. 5607113,157 people
  4. 5609312,672 people
  5. 550466,145 people
  6. 560694,991 people
  7. 559463,395 people
  8. 560962,953 people
  9. 550492,636 people
  10. 550192,305 people
  11. 550522,114 people
  12. 550881,812 people
All 16
  1. 55053995 people
  2. 55018969 people
  3. 56052747 people
  4. 55087327 people

16 ZIP Code areas overlap Rice County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Rice County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Rice County, largest first

  1. Bridgewater Township1,892 people
  2. Webster Township1,747 people
  3. Wells Township1,529 people
  4. Forest Township1,377 people
  5. Wheatland Township1,202 people
  6. Warsaw Township1,161 people
  7. Walcott Township1,106 people
  8. Cannon City Township1,073 people
  9. Shieldsville Township895 people
  10. Northfield Township812 people
  11. Erin Township768 people
  12. Morristown Township642 people
All 14
  1. Wheeling Township529 people
  2. Richland Township480 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Minnesota, by county

School districts in Rice County, largest first

  1. Faribault Public School District31,179 people
  2. Northfield Public School District29,658 people
  3. New Prague Area Schools20,880 people
  4. Tri-City United School District13,956 people
  5. Waseca Public School District12,254 people
  6. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District6,583 people
  7. Kenyon-Wanamingo School District5,967 people
  8. Medford Public School District3,290 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Faribault, Minnesota (city)24,631 people
  2. Northfield, Minnesota (city)20,742 people
  3. Lonsdale, Minnesota (city)4,896 people
  4. Dundas, Minnesota (city)1,916 people
  5. Morristown, Minnesota (city)1,265 people
  6. Warsaw, Minnesota (CDP)560 people
  7. Dennison, Minnesota (city)223 people
  8. Nerstrand, Minnesota (city)215 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Le Sueur County, Minnesota21 mi west
  2. Steele County, Minnesota23 mi south
  3. Scott County, Minnesota24 mi northwest
  4. Dakota County, Minnesota25 mi northeast
  5. Waseca County, Minnesota27 mi southwest
  6. Goodhue County, Minnesota29 mi east

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.