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55398 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55398 covers Zimmerman, Minnesota, with a population of about 17,768 and a median household income of $105,063.

Population
17,768243 per square mile
Median age
35.13.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$105,0631.2× the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$396,796up 17.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,201about the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
23.7%11.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.6%26.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
337

Where 55398 is

Zimmerman, 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

Population17,768
Median age35.1
Family households73.4%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)90%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans6.3%
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$105,063
Income per person$41,435
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k14.7%
$150–200k13.9%
$200k or more11.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,920
Mean adjusted gross income$85,752
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.5%
Returns, under $25k22.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.7%
Returns, $200k or more5.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$325,000
Median gross rent$1,201
Rent as a share of household income29%
Owner-occupied91.6%
Vacant homes3.3%
Median year built1997

What the homes are

Detached house90.6%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units0.9%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home1.8%
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$396,796as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$396,796$142,251

$148,007 in 2000 to $396,796 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone72.7%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.7% 5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.5% 3.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 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)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29% 7.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments337
People employed1,745
Annual payroll$62,429,000
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 34.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58 out of 100
Community resilience92.8 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.

Wildfire90.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.6Very 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$105,063$87,556$78,538
Income per person$41,435$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$325,000$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,201$1,235$1,348
Homeownership91.6%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.7%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age35.138.638.7
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 stationSANTIAGO 3 E, MN US16.6 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January22.1°F / 3.8°F0.77 in rain, 9.8 in snow
February27.4°F / 7.9°F0.9 in rain, 9.5 in snow
March40.2°F / 20.7°F1.72 in rain, 8.7 in snow
April55.6°F / 33°F2.83 in rain, 3.5 in snow
May68.8°F / 45.4°F3.9 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.9°F / 54.9°F4.23 in rain
July80.9°F / 59.1°F3.99 in rain
August79.1°F / 56.6°F4.06 in rain
September71.6°F / 48.7°F2.9 in rain
October57.2°F / 36.2°F2.72 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November40.1°F / 23.6°F1.56 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December26.7°F / 11°F1.11 in rain, 10.5 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Elk River School District43.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Princeton Public School District34.9% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Francis Area Schools12.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Big Lake Public School District8.6% 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 vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55371 Princeton, MN14.4 km away
55330 Elk River, MN15.8 km away
55309 Big Lake, MN16.6 km away
55070 Saint Francis, MN19.2 km away
55308 Becker, MN19.9 km away
55377 Santiago, MN20.1 km away
55301 Albertville, MN22.9 km away
55303 Anoka, MN23.3 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 County82.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Isanti County17.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area73.13 sq mi
Water area3.75 sq mi
Population density243 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4553, -93.5879

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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