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55330 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55330 covers Elk River, Minnesota, with a population of about 45,080 and a median household income of $111,481.

Population
45,080423 per square mile
Median age
37.71 points below the US average
Median household income
$111,4811.3× the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
2.4%10 points below the US average
Typical home value
$421,993up 16.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,3561.1× the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
33.1%1.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,178

Where 55330 is

Elk River, 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

Population45,080
Median age37.7
Family households72.4%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6%
White (non-Hispanic)85%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans6.9%
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$111,481
Income per person$48,049
Poverty rate2.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k10.5%
$125–150k10.6%
$150–200k18.0%
$200k or more14.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed22,550
Mean adjusted gross income$91,429
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.9%
Returns, under $25k22.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.3%
Returns, $200k or more7.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$355,200
Median gross rent$1,356
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1998

What the homes are

Detached house73.3%
Attached house14.3%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units2.7%
20 or more units7.4%
Mobile home0.7%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$421,993as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.3%
Typical asking rent$2,139as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$421,993$166,580

$167,778 in 2000 to $421,993 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home13.1%
Drives to work alone78%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.9%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14% 6.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73% 3.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.5% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.7% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,178
People employed14,557
Annual payroll$690,298,000
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 41.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.3 out of 100
Community resilience94.3 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 wind94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.6Very 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$111,481$87,556$78,538
Income per person$48,049$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate2.4%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$355,200$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,356$1,235$1,348
Homeownership84.3%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.1%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%8.6%13.9%
Median age37.738.638.7
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 stationELK RVR, MN US1 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January22.5°F / 3.5°F0.8 in rain, 8.2 in snow
February28°F / 7°F0.83 in rain, 7.3 in snow
March40.5°F / 18.3°F1.67 in rain, 6.3 in snow
April56.2°F / 31.9°F3.04 in rain, 2.4 in snow
May69°F / 44.5°F4.2 in rain
June78.6°F / 56.2°F4.45 in rain
July83.4°F / 60.9°F4.49 in rain
August80.6°F / 57.7°F4.03 in rain
September72.5°F / 49°F3.61 in rain
October57.8°F / 36.1°F2.96 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November40.9°F / 23.5°F1.71 in rain, 5.3 in snow
December27.4°F / 10.6°F1.1 in rain, 6 in snow
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 supermarket24% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Elk River School District81.2% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Francis Area Schools9.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Big Lake Public School District5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Michael-Albertville School District4.3% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55301 Albertville, MN8.4 km away
55309 Big Lake, MN13.1 km away
55303 Anoka, MN13.2 km away
55376 Saint Michael, MN13.4 km away
55327 Dayton, MN15.7 km away
55398 Zimmerman, MN15.8 km away
55374 Rogers, MN15.8 km away
55362 Monticello, MN17.4 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.

Sherburne County62.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Anoka County21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wright County16.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area106.62 sq mi
Water area4.15 sq mi
Population density423 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3136, -93.5814

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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