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Welcome to Northrop ...

The city of Northrop is located in Martin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northrop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northrop has a population of 212 people<2> (see below for details).

Northrop is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Northrop: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Northrop: 56075<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northrop had an population of 212 people. This is a decrease of 6.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northrop had a population of 227 people. This makes Northrop the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 227 people, the population of Northrop decreased 13.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 262 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northrop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Northrop - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Northrop ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Saint James
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Earth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
    • Former name for Blue Earth:
    • Blue Earth City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <6>
  • Winnebago
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Sherburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Truman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Truman is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
  • Trimont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Amboy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Amboy is located in Blue Earth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <6>
  • Ceylon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northrop ...

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

Adding Northrop to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northrop 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 Northrop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Northrop post office opened in 1900. The Northrop post office closed in 1972.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northrop.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Martin, 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 Northrop.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northrop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Northrop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Northrop area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Northrop). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Northrop or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/