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55784 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55784 covers Swan River, Minnesota, with a population of about 117 and a median household income of $56,591.

Population
1175 per square mile
Median age
57.618.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,59135% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
18.8%6.4 points above the US average
Median home value
$187,50039% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
7.8%27.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
96.4%31.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 55784 is

Swan 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

Population117
Median age57.6
Family households73.2%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.6%
White (non-Hispanic)92.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans14.3%
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$56,591
Income per person$30,959
Poverty rate18.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k12.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k14.3%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k21.4%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k19.6%
$100–125k21.4%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k1.8%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$187,500
Owner-occupied96.4%
Vacant homes26.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house80.3%
Mobile home19.7%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%
High school diploma or higher99%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone90.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.2%
Health

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

Obesity34.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.1% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 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 year73.7% 3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 67.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.7 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 wave98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake0.7Very 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$56,591$87,556$78,538
Income per person$30,959$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate18.8%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$187,500$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership96.4%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.7%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%8.6%13.9%
Median age57.638.638.7
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 stationFLOODWOOD 3 NE, MN US27.2 km away
Rain in a year28 in
Snow in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January17.9°F / -3.7°F0.63 in rain, 10.5 in snow
February23.7°F / -0.8°F0.66 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March36.3°F / 13°F1.15 in rain, 6.8 in snow
April50.1°F / 26.8°F2.29 in rain, 6.6 in snow
May63.7°F / 38.6°F2.93 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June72.5°F / 48.3°F4.92 in rain
July77.1°F / 53°F3.89 in rain
August75.5°F / 51.2°F3.17 in rain
September67°F / 43.5°F3.5 in rain
October52.5°F / 31.9°F2.78 in rain, 2.3 in snow
November36°F / 19.2°F1.24 in rain, 8 in snow
December23.1°F / 5.5°F0.99 in rain, 13.5 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%.

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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability2.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55793 Warba, MN9.2 km away
55752 Jacobson, MN13.6 km away
55742 Goodland, MN13.7 km away
55775 Pengilly, MN26.8 km away
55709 Bovey, MN27.2 km away
55736 Floodwood, MN28.1 km away
55716 Calumet, MN28.3 km away
55764 Marble, MN28.5 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 area25.36 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.0739, -93.1964

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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