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Welcome to Braham ...

The city of Braham is primarily located in Isanti County<1>. A portion of Braham extends into Kanabec County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Braham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Braham has a population of 1,806 people<2> (see below for details).

Braham is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Braham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Braham: 320

The ZIP code for Braham: 55006<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Braham had an population of 1,806 people. This is an increase of 0.73% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Braham had a population of 1,793 people. This makes Braham the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Braham represents 0.03% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 272nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,793 people, the population of Braham increased 40.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,276 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Braham.

Websites for Braham ...

Official Website: www.braham.com/

Communities near Braham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Braham.

  • North Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Isanti
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <5>
  • Rush City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pine City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Rock Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Harris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogilvie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Braham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Braham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Braham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Braham. See our Newspapers Page for Braham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braham ...

Looking for more information about Braham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Braham, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Braham.

Adding Braham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Braham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Braham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Braham post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Isanti, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Braham.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Braham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Braham). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Braham or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/