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55975 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55975 covers Spring Valley, Minnesota, with a population of about 4,597 and a median household income of $83,232.

Population
4,59729 per square mile
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$83,232about the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
7.9%4.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$271,704up 18.8% in five years
Median rent
$92325% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
17.3%17.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.9%17.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
116

Where 55975 is

Spring Valley, 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

Population4,597
Median age41.9
Family households68.3%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)92%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans7.5%
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$83,232
Income per person$38,939
Poverty rate7.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k7.6%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k17.4%
$100–125k12.7%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k9.6%
$200k or more6.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,080
Mean adjusted gross income$78,605
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.3%
Returns, under $25k25.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$201,700
Median gross rent$923
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied82.9%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house84.6%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units1.7%
5 to 19 units3.6%
20 or more units3.2%
Mobile home3.7%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$271,704as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$272,025$114,988

$114,988 in 2000 to $271,704 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%
High school diploma or higher94.8%
Works from home10.6%
Drives to work alone75.2%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
Health

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

Obesity41.1% 7.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.4% 5.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.4% 5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments116
People employed927
Annual payroll$37,571,000
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 75.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.8 out of 100
Community resilience83.7 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.

Drought91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.7Very 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$83,232$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,939$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate7.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$201,700$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$923$1,235$1,348
Homeownership82.9%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.9%5.2%
Works from home10.6%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%8.6%13.9%
Median age41.938.638.7
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 stationGRAND MEADOW, MN US16 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January20.9°F / 4.6°F1.02 in rain, 11 in snow
February25.3°F / 8.2°F0.87 in rain, 10.8 in snow
March37.9°F / 20.1°F1.85 in rain, 8.5 in snow
April53.5°F / 31.9°F3.9 in rain, 2.9 in snow
May66.1°F / 44.3°F5.06 in rain, 0.5 in snow
June76.2°F / 55.7°F5.7 in rain
July79.3°F / 58.6°F4.66 in rain
August77.4°F / 56°F4.22 in rain
September71.1°F / 47.8°F4.07 in rain
October57.2°F / 35.3°F2.95 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November40.6°F / 23.4°F1.82 in rain, 2.5 in snow
December27.1°F / 12.2°F1.25 in rain, 13.8 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 supermarket13% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kingsland Public School District76.4% of this ZIP code's land area
LeRoy-Ostrander Public Schools11.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Grand Meadow Public School District4.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Chatfield Public Schools3% of this ZIP code's land area
Stewartville Public School District3% of this ZIP code's land area
Fillmore Central1% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability7.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55990 Wykoff, MN8.8 km away
55961 Ostrander, MN10.2 km away
55936 Grand Meadow, MN16.5 km away
55967 Racine, MN17.7 km away
55935 Fountain, MN18.9 km away
55951 Le Roy, MN20.1 km away
55976 Stewartville, MN21.6 km away
55965 Preston, MN22 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.

Fillmore County88.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Mower County11.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area160.1 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.6823, -92.3680

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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