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56164 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56164 covers Pipestone, Minnesota, with a population of about 5,573 and a median household income of $71,550.

Population
5,57323 per square mile
Median age
42.13.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,55018% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$191,465up 28.3% in five years
Median rent
$72741% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
22.5%12.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
78%13 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
197

Where 56164 is

Pipestone, 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

Population5,573
Median age42.1
Family households60.1%
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)84.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino7.4%
Veterans8.5%
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$71,550
Income per person$38,543
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k17.3%
$100–125k11.2%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more7.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,660
Mean adjusted gross income$71,914
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k27.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$133,300
Median gross rent$727
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied78%
Vacant homes8.5%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house83.3%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home2%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$191,465as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$191,465$114,683

$114,683 in 2016 to $191,465 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%
High school diploma or higher93%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments197
People employed2,195
Annual payroll$102,074,000
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 64.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.9 out of 100
Community resilience50.9 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.

Winter weather97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.4Very 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$71,550$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,543$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$133,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$727$1,235$1,348
Homeownership78%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.6%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age42.138.638.7
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 stationPIPESTONE, MN US5.6 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January22.4°F / 4.8°F0.67 in rain, 6 in snow
February27.2°F / 8.8°F0.73 in rain, 8.8 in snow
March39.9°F / 21.3°F1.47 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April55°F / 33.7°F2.99 in rain, 4 in snow
May68°F / 46.6°F3.97 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June78.1°F / 57.6°F4.45 in rain
July82.4°F / 61.2°F3.3 in rain
August80.2°F / 58.8°F3.46 in rain
September73.2°F / 49.8°F3.25 in rain
October58.7°F / 35.9°F2.35 in rain, 1 in snow
November41.6°F / 22.6°F1.1 in rain, 5.5 in snow
December27.9°F / 11°F0.85 in rain, 8.5 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.

Pipestone Area School District86.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake Benton Public School District9.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Flandreau School District 50-33% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56139 Holland, MN11.3 km away
56186 Woodstock, MN11.7 km away
56140 Ihlen, MN12.3 km away
56128 Edgerton, MN15.2 km away
56144 Jasper, MN17.6 km away
56134 Hardwick, MN22.4 km away
56151 Lake Wilson, MN22.9 km away
56170 Ruthton, MN24.5 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.

Pipestone County87.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln County9.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Moody County3.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area240.51 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.9893, -96.2652

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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