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55786 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55786 covers Taconite, Minnesota.

Median age
56.617.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
2.5%9.9 points below the US average
Degree or higher
25.3%9.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.9%25.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 55786 is

Taconite, 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

Median age56.6
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans2%
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

Income per person$42,542
Poverty rate2.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k7.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k21.8%
$60–75k20.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k12.7%
$150–200k23.6%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied90.9%
Vacant homes24.7%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house95.9%
5 to 19 units4.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%
High school diploma or higher84.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.5% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 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 69.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss75 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 wave98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake0.5Very 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$87,556$78,538
Income per person$42,542$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate2.5%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership90.9%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home0%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%8.6%13.9%
Median age56.638.638.7
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 stationGRAND RPDS FOREST LAB, MN US11.4 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year60 in

Average high and low by month

January18.9°F / -1.5°F0.97 in rain, 12.2 in snow
February25.7°F / 2.1°F0.85 in rain, 9.7 in snow
March38.8°F / 15.4°F1.33 in rain, 7.5 in snow
April52.6°F / 28°F2.1 in rain, 5.6 in snow
May66.1°F / 40.2°F3.23 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June75.2°F / 50.5°F4.7 in rain
July79.7°F / 55.4°F4.14 in rain
August77.8°F / 53.2°F3.4 in rain
September68.1°F / 44.7°F3.05 in rain
October52.8°F / 33.3°F2.79 in rain, 2 in snow
November36.1°F / 20.1°F1.59 in rain, 9 in snow
December23.1°F / 6.5°F1.23 in rain, 13.4 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%.

Greenway 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55709 Bovey, MN3.6 km away
55722 Coleraine, MN4.2 km away
55764 Marble, MN7.3 km away
55716 Calumet, MN8.6 km away
55744 Grand Rapids, MN12.9 km away
55730 Grand Rapids, MN13.7 km away
55745 Grand Rapids, MN13.7 km away
55775 Pengilly, MN14.8 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 area2.55 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.3164, -93.3904

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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