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Welcome to Ranier ...

The city of Ranier is located in Koochiching County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ranier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ranier has a population of 552 people<2> (see below for details).

Ranier is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Ranier and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Ranier: 218

The ZIP code for Ranier: 56668<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ranier had an population of 552 people. This is an increase of 280.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 193.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ranier had a population of 145 people. This makes Ranier the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 145 people, the population of Ranier decreased 22.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 188 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ranier ...

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

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

Communities near Ranier ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ranier ...

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

Adding Ranier to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ranier 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 Ranier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ranier post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ranier.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Koochiching, 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 Ranier.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ranier - 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 Ranier). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ranier 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/