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56180 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56180 covers Walnut Grove, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,203 and a median household income of $65,614.

Population
1,20310 per square mile
Median age
35.43.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,61425% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
19.5%7.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$164,203up 24.3% in five years
Median rent
$60751% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
18.1%16.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.2%8.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
33

Where 56180 is

Walnut Grove, 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

Population1,203
Median age35.4
Family households62.2%
Born outside the US16.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.8%
White (non-Hispanic)59.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)28.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Veterans4.3%
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$65,614
Income per person$32,548
Poverty rate19.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k5.3%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k22.2%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k2.3%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed580
Mean adjusted gross income$62,610
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k32.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$126,300
Median gross rent$607
Rent as a share of household income22.6%
Owner-occupied73.2%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units13%
Mobile home0.5%
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$164,203as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$164,203$77,761

$77,761 in 2014 to $164,203 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%
High school diploma or higher88%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone72.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15%
Health

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

Obesity34.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.7% 0.6 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)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.3% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments33
People employed70
Annual payroll$2,538,000
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 73.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss71.5 out of 100
Community resilience84.4 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.

Drought97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.8Very 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$65,614$87,556$78,538
Income per person$32,548$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate19.5%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$126,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$607$1,235$1,348
Homeownership73.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home11.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US16.6%8.6%13.9%
Median age35.438.638.7
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 US10.8 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 supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools88.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Tracy Area Public School District6% of this ZIP code's land area
Milroy Public School District3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wabasso Public School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Red Rock Central School District1.1% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% 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.

56175 Tracy, MN10 km away
56166 Revere, MN11.3 km away
56152 Lamberton, MN17.8 km away
56183 Westbrook, MN19.2 km away
56125 Dovray, MN20 km away
56255 Lucan, MN21.5 km away
56132 Garvin, MN21.6 km away
56123 Currie, MN21.8 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.

Redwood County71.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Murray County15.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Cottonwood County12.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area117.85 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2294, -95.4965

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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