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55721 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55721 covers Cohasset, Minnesota, with a population of about 3,840 and a median household income of $82,750.

Population
3,84041 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,7505% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$355,016up 27.3% in five years
Median rent
$68245% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
30.8%4.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.2%24.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 55721 is

Cohasset, 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

Population3,840
Median age40.3
Family households75.3%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.8%
White (non-Hispanic)87.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans8.4%
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$82,750
Income per person$44,461
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k6.8%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more11.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,730
Mean adjusted gross income$93,592
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k24.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$267,100
Median gross rent$682
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied89.2%
Vacant homes27.2%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house85.6%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home8%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$355,016as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$355,016$186,221

$215,707 in 2005 to $355,016 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate15.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%
High school diploma or higher94.6%
Works from home9.1%
Drives to work alone77.8%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.7%
Health

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

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.4% 10 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed676
Annual payroll$45,155,000
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 68.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.8 out of 100
Community resilience85.3 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.

Cold wave97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake0.8Very 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$82,750$87,556$78,538
Income per person$44,461$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$267,100$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$682$1,235$1,348
Homeownership89.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate15.2%3.9%5.2%
Works from home9.1%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%8.6%13.9%
Median age40.338.638.7
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 stationPOKEGAMA DAM, MN US4.5 km away
Rain in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January17.8°F / -2.9°F0.77 in rain
February23.5°F / 0.6°F0.73 in rain
March36.8°F / 14.4°F1.1 in rain
April50.2°F / 28.5°F1.8 in rain
May64.6°F / 41.4°F3.07 in rain
June73.3°F / 51.6°F4.63 in rain
July78.3°F / 56.5°F4.23 in rain
August76.4°F / 54.8°F3.39 in rain
September68°F / 46.4°F3.12 in rain
October52.2°F / 33.6°F2.55 in rain
November36.1°F / 20.1°F1.34 in rain
December22.6°F / 5.3°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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% 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%.

Grand Rapids 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55730 Grand Rapids, MN9 km away
55745 Grand Rapids, MN9 km away
55744 Grand Rapids, MN10.4 km away
55722 Coleraine, MN16.1 km away
55786 Taconite, MN19.5 km away
55709 Bovey, MN20.2 km away
56636 Deer River, MN20.3 km away
55764 Marble, MN26.7 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.

Itasca County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area93.5 sq mi
Water area14.24 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.2691, -93.6392

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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