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Welcome to Sanborn ...

The city of Sanborn is located in Redwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sanborn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sanborn has a population of 310 people<2> (see below for details).

Sanborn is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Sanborn: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Sanborn: 56083<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sanborn had an population of 310 people. This is a decrease of 8.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sanborn had a population of 339 people. This makes Sanborn the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 339 people, the population of Sanborn decreased 21.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 434 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sanborn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Sanborn - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sanborn ...

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

  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Walnut Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lamberton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Westbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wabasso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Comfrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Storden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucan
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Sanborn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sanborn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sanborn ...

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

Adding Sanborn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sanborn post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sanborn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Redwood, 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 Sanborn.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sanborn - 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 Sanborn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Sanborn 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 Sanborn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sanborn 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/