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56320 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56320 covers Cold Spring, Minnesota, with a population of about 8,553 and a median household income of $90,346.

Population
8,553167 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,346about the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$373,772up 25.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,283about the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
31.9%3.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.1%17.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
217

Where 56320 is

Cold Spring, 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

Population8,553
Median age43.5
Family households75%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.6%
White (non-Hispanic)95.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans7.4%
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$90,346
Income per person$43,448
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k4.0%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k15.3%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more9.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,130
Mean adjusted gross income$103,271
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$312,000
Median gross rent$1,283
Rent as a share of household income31.7%
Owner-occupied82.1%
Vacant homes9.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house79.9%
Attached house5.3%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units2.8%
20 or more units7.7%
Mobile home2.7%
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$373,772as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$373,772$150,977

$198,720 in 2005 to $373,772 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%
High school diploma or higher93.4%
Works from home9.7%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.2%
Health

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

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.2% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.7% 4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments217
People employed4,552
Annual payroll$244,814,000
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 64% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.8 out of 100
Community resilience94.2 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.

Strong wind93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought86.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake5.1Very 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$90,346$87,556$78,538
Income per person$43,448$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$312,000$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,283$1,235$1,348
Homeownership82.1%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%3.9%5.2%
Works from home9.7%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age43.538.638.7
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 stationCOLLEGEVILLE ST JOHN'S, MN US14.8 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year57 in

Average high and low by month

January20.8°F / 3.8°F0.82 in rain, 11.2 in snow
February26.1°F / 7.8°F0.89 in rain, 10.2 in snow
March38.7°F / 20.2°F1.72 in rain, 10.1 in snow
April54.1°F / 33.1°F2.72 in rain, 6.6 in snow
May67.3°F / 46°F3.96 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.6°F / 55.9°F4.6 in rain
July80.9°F / 60.8°F3.9 in rain
August78.4°F / 58.8°F4.09 in rain
September70.5°F / 50.7°F2.96 in rain
October55.8°F / 37.9°F2.75 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November38.9°F / 24.1°F1.63 in rain, 8 in snow
December25.7°F / 10.9°F1 in rain, 10.5 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 supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rocori Public School District97.6% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Cloud Public School District2.2% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56368 Richmond, MN7.8 km away
56369 Rockville, MN7.9 km away
56321 Collegeville, MN14.3 km away
56374 Saint Joseph, MN15 km away
56371 Roscoe, MN15.6 km away
55389 Watkins, MN15.7 km away
55353 Kimball, MN15.8 km away
56310 Avon, MN18 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.

Stearns County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.07 sq mi
Water area3.61 sq mi
Population density167 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4500, -94.4378

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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