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55787 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55787 covers Tamarack, Minnesota, with a population of about 585 and a median household income of $63,750.

Population
5854 per square mile
Median age
56.818.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$63,75027% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
3.3%9.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$225,310up 18.8% in five years
Median rent
$93025% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
27.4%7.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.5%25.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 55787 is

Tamarack, 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

Population585
Median age56.8
Family households64.6%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)88.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.4%
Veterans11%
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$63,750
Income per person$39,169
Poverty rate3.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.8%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k10.6%
$45–50k11.4%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k18.3%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed210
Mean adjusted gross income$63,062
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$232,800
Median gross rent$930
Rent as a share of household income21.5%
Owner-occupied90.5%
Vacant homes38.3%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house87.1%
Mobile home12.9%
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$225,310as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$225,310$129,279

$129,279 in 2016 to $225,310 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home11.7%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.2% 3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 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%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed9
Annual payroll$263,000
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 69.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.6 out of 100
Community resilience95.8 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.

Cold wave95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.2Very 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$63,750$87,556$78,538
Income per person$39,169$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate3.3%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$232,800$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$930$1,235$1,348
Homeownership90.5%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home11.7%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%8.6%13.9%
Median age56.838.638.7
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 stationWRIGHT 3 E, MN US13.8 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January18.1°F / -2.6°F0.63 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February23.6°F / 0.4°F0.81 in rain, 11.9 in snow
March36.1°F / 12.9°F1.48 in rain, 8.3 in snow
April50.3°F / 25.5°F2.33 in rain, 4.7 in snow
May63.6°F / 36.9°F3.5 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June71.9°F / 46.6°F4.72 in rain
July76.4°F / 51.6°F4.36 in rain
August74.5°F / 50.4°F4.13 in rain
September66.4°F / 43.3°F3.24 in rain
October52.3°F / 31.9°F3.26 in rain, 2 in snow
November35.7°F / 18.6°F1.53 in rain, 9.2 in snow
December22.5°F / 5.4°F1.17 in rain, 12.3 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 supermarket89% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

McGregor Public School District88.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Cromwell-Wright Public Schools11.5% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% 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.

55798 Wright, MN9.6 km away
55760 Mcgregor, MN14.4 km away
55726 Cromwell, MN19.6 km away
55757 Kettle River, MN23.2 km away
55736 Floodwood, MN33.4 km away
55780 Sawyer, MN33.4 km away
56469 Palisade, MN33.6 km away
55767 Moose Lake, MN36.4 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.

Aitkin County88.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Carlton County11.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area135.28 sq mi
Water area2.37 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.6444, -93.1272

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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