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55910 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55910 covers Altura, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,232 and a median household income of $75,227.

Population
1,23214 per square mile
Median age
47.79 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,22714% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$313,211up 37.1% in five years
Median rent
$79636% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
26.8%8.2 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
28

Where 55910 is

Altura, 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

Population1,232
Median age47.7
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Veterans6.9%
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$75,227
Income per person$38,499
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k10.4%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k12.3%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed660
Mean adjusted gross income$68,226
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k24.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$238,400
Median gross rent$796
Rent as a share of household income23.2%
Owner-occupied89.2%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house92.2%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units1.2%
Mobile home5.4%
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$313,211as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$313,211$142,719

$150,944 in 2010 to $313,211 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home13.6%
Drives to work alone71.1%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.4%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 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 health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10% 7.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 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 disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed141
Annual payroll$4,322,000
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 75% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss81.6 out of 100
Community resilience81.9 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.

Landslide97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought91.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.7Very 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$75,227$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,499$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$238,400$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$796$1,235$1,348
Homeownership89.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.6%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%8.6%13.9%
Median age47.738.638.7
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 stationMINNESOTA CITY DAM 5, MN US13.2 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January22.9°F / 7.9°F1.09 in rain, 8.8 in snow
February28.5°F / 11.4°F1.12 in rain, 9.2 in snow
March41.6°F / 24.5°F2 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April56.1°F / 37°F3.68 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May69°F / 49.5°F4.58 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June79.2°F / 59.3°F5.12 in rain
July82.6°F / 64.1°F4 in rain
August79.9°F / 62°F4.51 in rain
September71°F / 54°F3.73 in rain
October57.1°F / 40.9°F2.49 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November40.8°F / 28°F1.93 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December28°F / 15.2°F1.19 in rain, 9 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lewiston-Altura Public School District34.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Plainview-Elgin-Millville26.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Winona Area Public School District18.9% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Charles Public School District17.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District2.7% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55969 Rollingstone, MN13.2 km away
55964 Plainview, MN15.3 km away
55945 Kellogg, MN18.7 km away
55959 Minnesota City, MN19.5 km away
55979 Utica, MN19.9 km away
55929 Dover, MN20.1 km away
55952 Lewiston, MN20.4 km away
55988 Stockton, MN20.4 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.

Winona County87.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wabasha County12.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area88.76 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.1361, -91.9745

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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