Postal Codes

55950 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55950 covers Lansing, Minnesota, with a population of about 113 and a median household income of $51,250.

Population
113356 per square mile
Median age
59.821.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,25041% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
36.7%24.3 points above the US average
Median home value
$110,60064% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
10.4%24.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.7%23.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 55950 is

Lansing, 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

Population113
Median age59.8
Family households41.9%
Born outside the US9.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.9%
White (non-Hispanic)81.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.1%
Hispanic or Latino11.5%
Veterans11.9%
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$51,250
Income per person$33,082
Poverty rate36.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.1%
$10–15k16.1%
$15–20k9.7%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k12.9%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k21.0%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k11.3%
$100–125k3.2%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k3.2%
$200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$110,600
Owner-occupied88.7%
Vacant homes18.4%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house97.4%
Attached house2.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone94.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.9%
Health

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

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.9% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.4% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.3% 4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 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 88.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss88 out of 100
Community resilience75.2 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.

Drought98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.4Very 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$51,250$87,556$78,538
Income per person$33,082$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate36.7%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$110,600$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership88.7%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home5.1%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.7%8.6%13.9%
Median age59.838.638.7
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 stationAUSTIN WASTE WTP FACILITY, MN US10.1 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January21.9°F / 5.4°F1.12 in rain, 11 in snow
February26.4°F / 9.1°F1.1 in rain, 10.4 in snow
March39.2°F / 22.7°F2.03 in rain, 7.5 in snow
April54.9°F / 35.2°F3.67 in rain, 2.2 in snow
May67.5°F / 47.5°F4.99 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June77.6°F / 58.2°F5.07 in rain
July80.8°F / 61.2°F4.85 in rain
August78.7°F / 58.7°F4.07 in rain
September72.2°F / 50°F3.6 in rain
October58.3°F / 37.5°F2.63 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November41.5°F / 24.7°F1.84 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December27.9°F / 13°F1.25 in rain, 9.3 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 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%.

Austin 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55918 Brownsdale, MN8.1 km away
55912 Austin, MN8.4 km away
55982 Waltham, MN10.4 km away
55973 Sargeant, MN18.3 km away
55917 Blooming Prairie, MN18.4 km away
56045 Hollandale, MN18.9 km away
55970 Rose Creek, MN19.3 km away
55926 Dexter, MN19.8 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.

Mower County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.32 sq mi
Population density356 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.7452, -92.9702

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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