Postal Codes

55802 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55802 covers Duluth, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,560 and a median household income of $40,850.

Population
2,560988 per square mile
Median age
54.916.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$40,85053% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
30%17.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$488,900up 31.8% in five years
Degree or higher
45%10 points above the US average
Homeownership
34.3%30.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
683

Where 55802 is

Duluth, 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

Population2,560
Median age54.9
Family households30.3%
Born outside the US6%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%
White (non-Hispanic)72.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)9.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
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$40,850
Income per person$49,088
Poverty rate30%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance30.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k18.0%
$10–15k9.0%
$15–20k9.3%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k3.1%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k4.6%
$200k or more9.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,130
Mean adjusted gross income$83,014
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k33.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.4%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$479,700
Rent as a share of household income31.7%
Owner-occupied34.3%
Vacant homes12.6%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house29.4%
Attached house6.1%
2 to 4 units8.4%
5 to 19 units6.1%
20 or more units50%
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$488,900as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.1%
Typical asking rent$1,605as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$488,900$271,906

$271,906 in 2005 to $488,900 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home20.1%
Drives to work alone55%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16% 4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.1% 6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57% 4.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.3% 4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments683
People employed12,907
Annual payroll$731,696,000
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 38.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.9 out of 100
Community resilience97.3 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.

Lightning80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding77.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake0.1Very 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$40,850$87,556$78,538
Income per person$49,088$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate30%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$479,700$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership34.3%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home20.1%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6%8.6%13.9%
Median age54.938.638.7
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 stationDULUTH HARBOR STN, MN US0.3 km away

Average high and low by month

January20.8°F / 4.3°F
February25.7°F / 8°F
March34.7°F / 18.6°F
April45.3°F / 30.8°F
May56.1°F / 40.8°F
June66.2°F / 49°F
July75.2°F / 57.7°F
August74.4°F / 59.5°F
September66.2°F / 50.8°F
October52.1°F / 38.5°F
November38.8°F / 25.9°F
December26.7°F / 12.8°F
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 supermarket39% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket76% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket56% 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%.

Duluth 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability14.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55801 Duluth, MN2.2 km away
55814 Duluth, MN2.2 km away
55815 Duluth, MN2.2 km away
55816 Duluth, MN2.2 km away
55806 Duluth, MN3.2 km away
55805 Duluth, MN3.4 km away
55812 Duluth, MN4.7 km away
55807 Duluth, MN7.1 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.

St. Louis County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.59 sq mi
Water area8.09 sq mi
Population density988 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.7685, -92.0865

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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