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56153 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56153 covers Leota, Minnesota, with a population of about 142 and a median household income of $57,813.

Population
14252 per square mile
Median household income
$57,81334% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
0.7%11.7 points below the US average
Median home value
$133,30056% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
14.9%20.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
95.5%30.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 56153 is

Leota, 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

Population142
Family households85.1%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.6%
White (non-Hispanic)81%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino17.6%
Veterans4.9%
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$57,813
Income per person$31,269
Poverty rate0.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k28.4%
$50–60k14.9%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$133,300
Owner-occupied95.5%
Vacant homes18.3%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home3.3%
Drives to work alone91.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27% 9.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed67
Annual payroll$2,210,000
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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 71.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss81.3 out of 100
Community resilience30.9 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.

Hail99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake11.7Very 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$57,813$87,556$78,538
Income per person$31,269$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate0.7%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$133,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership95.5%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home3.3%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%8.6%13.9%
Median age38.638.7
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 stationLAKE WILSON, MN US18.3 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January21.3°F / 3.9°F0.61 in rain, 7.8 in snow
February26.1°F / 8.1°F0.91 in rain, 10 in snow
March38.4°F / 20°F1.62 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April53.6°F / 31.9°F2.95 in rain, 5.1 in snow
May66.5°F / 44.9°F4.02 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June77.3°F / 55.6°F4.97 in rain
July81.1°F / 59.8°F3.62 in rain
August78.5°F / 57°F3.4 in rain
September71.5°F / 48.2°F3.24 in rain
October57.3°F / 34.9°F2.26 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November40.4°F / 21.8°F1.7 in rain, 4 in snow
December26.4°F / 10.2°F0.84 in rain, 9.1 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%.

Edgerton 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56122 Chandler, MN10.8 km away
56147 Kenneth, MN11.5 km away
56128 Edgerton, MN11.7 km away
56155 Lismore, MN12.4 km away
56185 Wilmont, MN16.5 km away
56134 Hardwick, MN17.2 km away
56186 Woodstock, MN18.4 km away
56151 Lake Wilson, MN19 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.

Nobles County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.73 sq mi
Population density52 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.8404, -96.0128

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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