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55603 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55603 covers Finland, Minnesota, with a population of about 448 and a median household income of $62,813.

Population
4481 per square mile
Median age
55.817.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,81328% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
12.1%about the US average
Typical home value
$243,767up 27.1% in five years
Median rent
$69644% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
15.9%19.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.5%18.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 55603 is

Finland, 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

Population448
Median age55.8
Family households56%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%
White (non-Hispanic)97.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9.4%
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$62,813
Income per person$37,350
Poverty rate12.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.3%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k10.9%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k16.1%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k3.2%
$150–200k0.8%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed260
Mean adjusted gross income$58,177
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$195,800
Median gross rent$696
Owner-occupied83.5%
Vacant homes43.9%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house90.7%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home8.8%
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$243,767as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 92.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$243,767$109,372

$118,916 in 2009 to $243,767 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%
High school diploma or higher90.5%
Works from home6.7%
Drives to work alone86.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.7%
Health

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

Obesity35.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6% 5.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19% 5.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.6% 9.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed238
Annual payroll$7,394,000
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 85.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss84.1 out of 100
Community resilience97.4 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 wind98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought75.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding68.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.9Very 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$62,813$87,556$78,538
Income per person$37,350$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate12.1%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$195,800$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$696$1,235$1,348
Homeownership83.5%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%3.9%5.2%
Works from home6.7%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age55.838.638.7
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 stationWOLF RIDGE ELC, MN US3.4 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year94 in

Average high and low by month

January19.2°F / 1°F1.34 in rain, 24 in snow
February24.1°F / 3.3°F1.17 in rain, 15.5 in snow
March35°F / 15°F1.66 in rain, 12.1 in snow
April46.1°F / 28.2°F2.68 in rain, 8.5 in snow
May59.5°F / 39.8°F3.52 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June69.8°F / 49.4°F4.05 in rain
July76.1°F / 54.5°F3.25 in rain
August74.3°F / 53.5°F3.31 in rain
September65.4°F / 45.6°F3.3 in rain
October51.2°F / 34°F3.51 in rain, 1.5 in snow
November35.6°F / 21.1°F2.72 in rain, 10 in snow
December24.1°F / 8.9°F2.01 in rain, 22.2 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%.

Lake Superior Public School District100% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55614 Silver Bay, MN6.9 km away
55601 Beaver Bay, MN21.3 km away
55613 Schroeder, MN24.8 km away
55615 Tofte, MN32.9 km away
55607 Isabella, MN34.5 km away
55602 Brimson, MN50.6 km away
55612 Lutsen, MN51.9 km away
55616 Two Harbors, MN55.1 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.

Lake County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area308.2 sq mi
Water area9.47 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.4197, -91.2096

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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