Founded in 1855, Stearns County is one of 87 counties in the state of Minnesota. Historically, Stearns County was formed from Cass County, Nicollet County, Pierce County, and Sibley County. The city of St. Cloud is the county seat. With FIPS code of 145, Stearns County has a population of 158,947 and area of 1,344.52 square miles (3,482 km2).
List of all cities in Stearns County, MN alphabetically
| City/Town | Postal Code | Area Code |
| Albany, MN | 56307 | 320 |
| Avon, MN | 56310 | 320 |
| Belgrade, MN | 56312 | 320 |
| Brooten, MN | 56316 | 320 |
| Cold Spring, MN | 56320 | 320 |
| Collegeville, MN | 56321 | 320 |
| Elrosa, MN | 56325 | 320 |
| FDCI, MN | 56399 | 320 |
| Fingerhut, MN | 56395 | 320 |
| Fingerhut (Pre Paid), MN | 56396 | 320 |
| Fingerhut Bus Reply, MN | 56372 | 320 |
| Fingerhut Sweepstakes, MN | 56393 | 320 |
| Freeport, MN | 56331 | 320 |
| Greenwald, MN | 56335 | 320 |
| Holdingford, MN | 56340 | 320 |
| Kimball, MN | 55353 | 320 |
| Melrose, MN | 56352 | 320 |
| New Munich, MN | 56356 | 320 |
| Paynesville, MN | 56362 | 320 |
| Richmond, MN | 56368 | 320 |
| Rockville, MN | 56369 | 320 |
| Roscoe, MN | 56371 | 320 |
| Saint Augusta, MN | 55353 | 320 |
| 56301 | 320 | |
| Saint Cloud, MN | 56301 | 320 |
| 56302 | 320 | |
| 56303 | 320 | |
| 56372 | 320 | |
| 56387 | 320 | |
| 56388 | 320 | |
| 56393 | 320 | |
| 56395 | 320 | |
| 56396 | 320 | |
| 56397 | 320 | |
| 56398 | 320 | |
| 56399 | 320 | |
| Saint Joseph, MN | 56374 | 320 |
| Saint Martin, MN | 56376 | 320 |
| Saint Stephen, MN | 56375 | 320 |
| Sartell, MN | 56377 | 320 |
| Sauk Centre, MN | 56378 | 320 |
| Waite Park, MN | 56387 | 320 |
| 56388 | 320 | |
| West Union, MN | 56378 | 320 |