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56220 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56220 covers Canby, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,705 and a median household income of $60,185.

Population
2,70510 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,18531% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$191,743up 22.4% in five years
Median rent
$61550% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.7%21.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
108

Where 56220 is

Canby, 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

Population2,705
Median age42.9
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans8.6%
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$60,185
Income per person$34,868
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k7.7%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k10.8%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,340
Mean adjusted gross income$69,969
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k27.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.2%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$162,500
Median gross rent$615
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied86.7%
Vacant homes14.9%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house85.1%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units8.2%
Mobile home2.1%
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$191,743as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 55.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$191,743$86,242

$86,242 in 2012 to $191,743 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher95.6%
Works from home15.6%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.2%
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 diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71% 6.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.1% 5.3 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)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments108
People employed1,041
Annual payroll$38,445,000
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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 78.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.1 out of 100
Community resilience78.2 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
Strong wind95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.6Very 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$60,185$87,556$78,538
Income per person$34,868$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$162,500$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$615$1,235$1,348
Homeownership86.7%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%3.9%5.2%
Works from home15.6%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%8.6%13.9%
Median age42.938.638.7
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 stationCANBY, MN US0.7 km away
Rain in a year28 in
Snow in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January23.4°F / 5.4°F0.84 in rain, 7.8 in snow
February27.8°F / 9.4°F0.9 in rain, 8 in snow
March39.6°F / 21°F1.52 in rain, 7.4 in snow
April54.6°F / 33.3°F2.8 in rain, 7.2 in snow
May68.1°F / 46.2°F3.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June78.3°F / 57.1°F4.11 in rain
July83°F / 61.5°F3.33 in rain
August80.7°F / 58.9°F3.35 in rain
September73.2°F / 50°F2.8 in rain
October58.7°F / 36.8°F2.41 in rain, 1 in snow
November42°F / 23.8°F1.35 in rain, 6.4 in snow
December28.5°F / 12°F1.11 in rain, 9.9 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 supermarket19% 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.

Canby Public School District92.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Ivanhoe Public School District2.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lac Qui Parle Valley School District2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Dawson-Boyd Public School District1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Hendricks Public School District1.4% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56280 Porter, MN11.9 km away
57237 Gary, SD21.4 km away
56291 Taunton, MN22.6 km away
57213 Astoria, SD26.5 km away
56136 Hendricks, MN26.6 km away
56142 Ivanhoe, MN28.7 km away
56257 Marietta, MN29 km away
57218 Brandt, SD29.3 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.

Yellow Medicine County68.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lac qui Parle County19.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln County12.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Deuel County0.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area274.73 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.7202, -96.2784

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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