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55089 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55089 covers Welch, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,760 and a median household income of $105,938.

Population
1,76026 per square mile
Median age
456.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,9381.2× the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$480,170up 17.8% in five years
Degree or higher
30.6%4.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.9%26.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 55089 is

Welch, Minnesota — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,760
Median age45
Family households76.4%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.4%
White (non-Hispanic)76.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$105,938
Income per person$48,779
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.1%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k5.2%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more20.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed970
Mean adjusted gross income$109,962
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.4%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k32.0%
Returns, $200k or more12.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$373,200
Rent as a share of household income12.3%
Owner-occupied91.9%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house83.6%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units1%
Mobile home14.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$480,170as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$480,170$199,010

$199,010 in 2001 to $480,170 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%
High school diploma or higher93.6%
Works from home11%
Drives to work alone84.1%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.1% 1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67% 5.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed2,218
Annual payroll$148,209,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 53% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.4 out of 100
Community resilience98.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Minnesota and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMinnesotaUnited States
Median household income$105,938$87,556$78,538
Income per person$48,779$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$373,200$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership91.9%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home11%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%8.6%13.9%
Median age4538.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRED WING DAM 3, MN US9.2 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January23.3°F / 5.7°F0.78 in rain
February28.1°F / 9.1°F0.88 in rain
March40.6°F / 22.2°F1.67 in rain
April55.5°F / 35.8°F2.88 in rain
May68.4°F / 47.9°F4.06 in rain
June78.2°F / 58.2°F5.09 in rain
July82.4°F / 62.4°F3.82 in rain
August80.2°F / 60.1°F4.45 in rain
September72.7°F / 51.9°F3.66 in rain
October58.5°F / 39.1°F2.48 in rain
November42.1°F / 26.3°F1.63 in rain
December29°F / 14°F1.01 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Red Wing Public School District83.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Cannon Falls Public School District12.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hastings Public School District3.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

54014 Hager City, WI14.2 km away
55066 Red Wing, MN15.1 km away
55009 Cannon Falls, MN16.1 km away
54021 Prescott, WI16.2 km away
55033 Hastings, MN16.4 km away
55031 Hampton, MN17.4 km away
55085 Vermillion, MN20.7 km away
54723 Bay City, WI22.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Goodhue County96.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Dakota County3.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.12 sq mi
Water area9.22 sq mi
Population density26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.6030, -92.7263

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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