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56123 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56123 covers Currie, Minnesota, with a population of about 447 and a median household income of $61,875.

Population
4476 per square mile
Median age
55.717 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,87529% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Median home value
$109,00064% below the Minnesota median
Median rent
$97021% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
17.7%17.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.9%28.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 56123 is

Currie, 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

Population447
Median age55.7
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)97.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans12.8%
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$61,875
Income per person$38,462
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k11.8%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k6.6%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k18.4%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k1.9%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed220
Mean adjusted gross income$86,768
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.1%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.6%
Returns, $200k or more9.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$109,000
Median gross rent$970
Owner-occupied93.9%
Vacant homes25.6%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house96.1%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home1.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone75.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.8% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments22
People employed125
Annual payroll$5,599,000
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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 75.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss79 out of 100
Community resilience87.3 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.

Winter weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave70.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.8Very 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$61,875$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,462$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$109,000$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$970$1,235$1,348
Homeownership93.9%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home8.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age55.738.638.7
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 stationTRACY, MN US16.9 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January22.8°F / 5.3°F0.64 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February27.3°F / 9.3°F0.74 in rain, 8.4 in snow
March39°F / 21.5°F1.44 in rain, 8.5 in snow
April54.4°F / 33.6°F2.86 in rain, 6.1 in snow
May68.1°F / 47.1°F3.96 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June78.9°F / 58°F4.48 in rain
July82.2°F / 61.6°F3.54 in rain
August79.6°F / 59.1°F3.43 in rain
September72.9°F / 50.6°F3.8 in rain
October58.4°F / 36.9°F2.26 in rain, 1 in snow
November41.4°F / 23.9°F1.32 in rain, 5.9 in snow
December27.8°F / 11.8°F0.74 in rain, 10.6 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tracy Area Public School District67.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools25.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Murray County Central School District7.1% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56125 Dovray, MN12.5 km away
56172 Slayton, MN13 km away
56114 Avoca, MN15.7 km away
56132 Garvin, MN16 km away
56175 Tracy, MN16.6 km away
56115 Balaton, MN20.9 km away
56180 Walnut Grove, MN21.8 km away
56183 Westbrook, 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.

Murray County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.03 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.0946, -95.6953

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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