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56171 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56171 covers Sherburn, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,527 and a median household income of $74,750.

Population
1,52717 per square mile
Median age
48.810.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,75015% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$245,167up 43.1% in five years
Median rent
$74740% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
24.3%10.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.6%22.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 56171 is

Sherburn, 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

Population1,527
Median age48.8
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans8.7%
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$74,750
Income per person$38,570
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k12.1%
$75–100k15.7%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k9.4%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed840
Mean adjusted gross income$72,539
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k27.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$154,900
Median gross rent$747
Rent as a share of household income23.1%
Owner-occupied87.6%
Vacant homes18.8%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house90.3%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home2.3%
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$245,167as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 43.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$245,167$103,435

$106,235 in 2009 to $245,167 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.7%
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 diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.6% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71% 6.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 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 disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30% 6.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 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 establishments40
People employed187
Annual payroll$5,673,000
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 65.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73.4 out of 100
Community resilience76.8 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.

Hail97.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.7Very 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$74,750$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,570$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$154,900$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$747$1,235$1,348
Homeownership87.6%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home9.5%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%8.6%13.9%
Median age48.838.638.7
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 stationSHERBURN 3WSW, MN US5.1 km away
Rain in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January23.6°F / 5.6°F0.64 in rain
February27.9°F / 9.9°F0.79 in rain
March40.2°F / 22.4°F1.45 in rain
April56.6°F / 33.8°F3.15 in rain
May68.8°F / 47°F4.83 in rain
June79.4°F / 57.7°F4.82 in rain
July81.8°F / 61.3°F4.05 in rain
August79.3°F / 58.2°F2.77 in rain
September73.9°F / 49.4°F3.08 in rain
October60.3°F / 36.3°F2.87 in rain
November43.3°F / 23.3°F1.37 in rain
December28.7°F / 12.4°F0.9 in rain
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Martin County West School District98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Fairmont Area School District1.3% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56181 Welcome, MN11.2 km away
56127 Dunnell, MN13 km away
56176 Trimont, MN13.5 km away
56111 Alpha, MN16.1 km away
56121 Ceylon, MN16.4 km away
56143 Jackson, MN21.5 km away
56031 Fairmont, MN22.4 km away
56162 Ormsby, MN22.5 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.

Martin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area89.36 sq mi
Water area2.79 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.6611, -94.7269

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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