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55931 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55931 covers Eitzen, Minnesota, with a population of about 414 and a median household income of $76,875.

Population
41423 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$76,87512% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$142,50053% below the Minnesota median
Median rent
$53956% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
18.5%16.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 55931 is

Eitzen, 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

Population414
Median age37.6
Family households65.1%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.4%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5.4%
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$76,875
Income per person$33,899
Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k10.1%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k5.9%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k3.0%
$75–100k18.9%
$100–125k16.6%
$125–150k2.4%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed180
Mean adjusted gross income$65,850
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k27.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$142,500
Median gross rent$539
Rent as a share of household income18.3%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house95.6%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home1.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone81.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.8%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.7% 1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.1% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 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 disability14.8% 0.8 pts above 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 threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.1% 7.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed71
Annual payroll$3,332,000
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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 86.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss86.4 out of 100
Community resilience52 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.

Landslide98.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.6Very 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$76,875$87,556$78,538
Income per person$33,899$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate4.1%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$142,500$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$539$1,235$1,348
Homeownership82.8%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%3.9%5.2%
Works from home8.3%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1%8.6%13.9%
Median age37.638.638.7
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 stationCALEDONIA, MN US14 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January24.4°F / 7.7°F1.12 in rain, 10.4 in snow
February29°F / 11.3°F1.16 in rain, 10.6 in snow
March41.3°F / 22.9°F2 in rain, 7.4 in snow
April55.7°F / 35°F3.96 in rain, 3.2 in snow
May67.8°F / 47.4°F4.84 in rain
June77.3°F / 58°F6.06 in rain
July81.2°F / 61.7°F4.31 in rain
August79.1°F / 59.3°F4.47 in rain
September72.1°F / 50.7°F4.04 in rain
October58.7°F / 38.6°F2.96 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November42.7°F / 26.4°F1.8 in rain, 2.8 in snow
December29.8°F / 14.8°F1.6 in rain, 10.1 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%.

Caledonia Public School District99.9% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

52140 Dorchester, IA8.2 km away
55921 Caledonia, MN12.8 km away
52160 New Albin, IA13.8 km away
55974 Spring Grove, MN15.2 km away
52149 Highlandville, IA18.9 km away
55919 Brownsville, MN22.3 km away
52151 Lansing, IA22.4 km away
55954 Mabel, MN25.9 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.

Houston County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.32 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.5084, -91.4632

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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