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56319 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56319 covers Carlos, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,336 and a median household income of $85,500.

Population
1,33633 per square mile
Median age
49.110.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,500about the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$327,102up 25.5% in five years
Degree or higher
22.6%12.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.8%24.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 56319 is

Carlos, 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

Population1,336
Median age49.1
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans9.3%
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$85,500
Income per person$62,051
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more10.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed720
Mean adjusted gross income$75,558
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.6%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$282,000
Rent as a share of household income23.2%
Owner-occupied89.8%
Vacant homes23.3%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house93.7%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units1%
5 to 19 units1%
Mobile home2.9%
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$327,102as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$327,102$155,383

$172,871 in 2004 to $327,102 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone88.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.8% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73% 8.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.3% 10 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.3% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed112
Annual payroll$4,550,000
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 67.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.4 out of 100
Community resilience92.8 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.

Strong wind93.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.4Very 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$85,500$87,556$78,538
Income per person$62,051$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$282,000$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership89.8%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home7.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%8.6%13.9%
Median age49.138.638.7
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 stationALEXANDRIA MUNI AP, MN US13.3 km away
Rain in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January19°F / 2.3°F0.38 in rain
February23.7°F / 6°F0.41 in rain
March36.6°F / 19.4°F1 in rain
April52.4°F / 32.7°F2.04 in rain
May66.3°F / 45.5°F3.05 in rain
June75.7°F / 56.4°F3.72 in rain
July80.2°F / 60.9°F4 in rain
August78.3°F / 58.7°F3.46 in rain
September69.9°F / 50.1°F2.63 in rain
October54.5°F / 37°F2.21 in rain
November37.6°F / 23°F0.83 in rain
December24.2°F / 9.6°F0.36 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Alexandria Public School District67.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Osakis Public School District24.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Browerville Public School District7.9% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56355 Nelson, MN6.8 km away
56354 Miltona, MN9.2 km away
56308 Alexandria, MN11.5 km away
56332 Garfield, MN15.2 km away
56360 Osakis, MN17.4 km away
56361 Parkers Prairie, MN20.1 km away
56315 Brandon, MN22.3 km away
56446 Eagle Bend, MN23.1 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.

Douglas County80.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Todd County19.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.36 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density33 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.9726, -95.3105

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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