Postal Codes

56226 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56226 covers Clontarf, Minnesota, with a population of about 205.

Population
2056 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6.3%6.1 points below the US average
Median home value
$228,30025% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
14.7%20.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.2%21.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 56226 is

Clontarf, 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

Population205
Median age41.8
Family households82.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Veterans10.6%
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

Income per person$38,845
Poverty rate6.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k16.2%
$60–75k16.2%
$75–100k6.2%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k23.8%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed110
Mean adjusted gross income$75,591
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k0.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k36.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$228,300
Owner-occupied86.2%
Vacant homes22.3%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house90.3%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units7.8%
Mobile home1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home5.2%
Drives to work alone87%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0.9%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 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 screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.4% 6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed54
Annual payroll$3,201,000
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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 70.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73.8 out of 100
Community resilience95.2 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.

Drought94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.3Very 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$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,845$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6.3%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$228,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership86.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.9%5.2%
Works from home5.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%8.6%13.9%
Median age41.838.638.7
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 stationBENSON, MN US8.2 km away
Rain in a year28 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January21.2°F / 0.8°F0.74 in rain, 8.3 in snow
February26°F / 4.8°F0.81 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March39.1°F / 18.4°F1.5 in rain, 7.1 in snow
April55.7°F / 32.5°F2.59 in rain, 4.2 in snow
May69.4°F / 45.9°F3.34 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June79.3°F / 57°F4.1 in rain
July83.3°F / 61°F4 in rain
August80.9°F / 58.5°F3.77 in rain
September73.8°F / 49.4°F2.75 in rain
October58.5°F / 35.2°F2.45 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November40.8°F / 21.5°F1.24 in rain, 5.7 in snow
December26.5°F / 8.3°F0.82 in rain, 8.4 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%.

Benson Public School District99.7% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56215 Benson, MN10.6 km away
56231 Danvers, MN11 km away
56244 Hancock, MN16.6 km away
56249 Holloway, MN22 km away
56381 Starbuck, MN26.3 km away
56271 Murdock, MN27.9 km away
56323 Cyrus, MN29.6 km away
56267 Morris, MN30.4 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.

Pope County50.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Swift County49.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area35.77 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3763, -95.6787

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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