Welcome to Brandon ...

The city of Brandon is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brandon has a population of 484 people<2> (see below for details).

Brandon is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Brandon: 320

The ZIP code for Brandon: 56315<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brandon had an population of 484 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brandon had a population of 489 people. This makes Brandon the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 489 people, the population of Brandon increased 8.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 450 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Brandon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brandon.

Communities near Brandon ...

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

• Alexandria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alexandria
  • From Brandon to Alexandria
• Elbow Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
  • Elbow Lake is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbow Lake <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elbow Lake
  • From Brandon to Elbow Lake
• Parkers Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie
  • Parkers Prairie is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkers Prairie <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Parkers Prairie
  • From Brandon to Parkers Prairie
• Hoffman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • Hoffman is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hoffman
  • From Brandon to Hoffman
• Evansville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Evansville
  • From Brandon to Evansville
• Carlos
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Carlos is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <5>
• Ashby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Ashby is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashby <5>
• Miltona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
  • Miltona is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Miltona
  • From Brandon to Miltona
• Barrett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
  • Barrett is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
• Garfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garfield
  • From Brandon to Garfield

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 Brandon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brandon. 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 Brandon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brandon ...

Looking for more information about Brandon? 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 Brandon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brandon.

Adding Brandon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brandon 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 for Brandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Brandon post office opened in 1869.

We also found Brandon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/