Postal Codes

56211 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56211 covers Beardsley, Minnesota, with a population of about 511 and a median household income of $80,536.

Population
5115 per square mile
Median age
39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,5368% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$223,273
Median rent
$67545% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
18.1%16.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.5%15.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 56211 is

Beardsley, 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

Population511
Median age39.2
Family households68.8%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.7%
White (non-Hispanic)91.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino7.6%
Veterans7.1%
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$80,536
Income per person$37,331
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k11.2%
$60–75k15.1%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k12.7%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more2.9%

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$87,550
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k18.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k31.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$96,500
Median gross rent$675
Rent as a share of household income17.3%
Owner-occupied80.5%
Vacant homes41.3%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house91.1%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units2.3%
Mobile home5.2%
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$223,273as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.2%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$223,273$195,568

$199,191 in 2022 to $223,273 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%
High school diploma or higher99.1%
Works from home13.6%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.8%
Health

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

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.4% 2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.7% 4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67% 5.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% 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 hours29% 7.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed54
Annual payroll$3,066,000
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 54.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss58.4 out of 100
Community resilience54.1 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 weather96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9Very 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$80,536$87,556$78,538
Income per person$37,331$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$96,500$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$675$1,235$1,348
Homeownership80.5%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.6%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%8.6%13.9%
Median age39.238.638.7
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 stationBROWNS VALLEY, MN US10.6 km away
Rain in a year25 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January22.3°F / 0.5°F0.93 in rain, 8.8 in snow
February27.1°F / 5.1°F0.89 in rain, 9 in snow
March39.5°F / 17.3°F1.28 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April55.3°F / 30.1°F2.49 in rain, 4.9 in snow
May69.4°F / 43.2°F2.82 in rain
June78.8°F / 54.3°F3.75 in rain
July83.6°F / 58.6°F3.97 in rain
August81.7°F / 55.6°F2.67 in rain
September73.5°F / 46.1°F2.43 in rain
October58.4°F / 33.8°F2.31 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November41.8°F / 20.5°F1 in rain, 5.4 in snow
December27.7°F / 8.1°F0.81 in rain, 9.5 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.

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley74% of this ZIP code's land area
Browns Valley Public School District18.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wheaton Area Public School District7.2% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56219 Browns Valley, MN9.8 km away
56210 Barry, MN11.5 km away
57279 Wilmot, SD19.6 km away
57227 Corona, SD21.9 km away
56240 Graceville, MN22.2 km away
57257 Peever, SD23.3 km away
56225 Clinton, MN24.8 km away
56236 Dumont, MN26.8 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.

Big Stone County56.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Traverse County43.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area101.75 sq mi
Water area6.5 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5539, -96.7060

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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