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56453 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56453 covers Hewitt, Minnesota, with a population of about 795 and a median household income of $67,813.

Population
79515 per square mile
Median age
38.20.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$67,81323% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
15.5%3.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$239,035up 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$95023% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
10%25 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.3%26.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 56453 is

Hewitt, 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

Population795
Median age38.2
Family households71.2%
Born outside the US0.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)92.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans9.6%
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$67,813
Income per person$31,147
Poverty rate15.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k5.9%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k6.6%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k20.5%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed330
Mean adjusted gross income$53,882
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$113,800
Median gross rent$950
Rent as a share of household income21.7%
Owner-occupied91.3%
Vacant homes15.3%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house78.8%
Attached house0.3%
Mobile home20.9%
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$239,035as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$239,035$179,960

$179,960 in 2019 to $239,035 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher10%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone83.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.8%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 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)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16% 2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.4% 6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed19
Annual payroll$875,000
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 61.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss56.7 out of 100
Community resilience84.5 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.

Drought93.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.2Very 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$67,813$87,556$78,538
Income per person$31,147$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate15.5%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$113,800$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$950$1,235$1,348
Homeownership91.3%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home5.3%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.6%8.6%13.9%
Median age38.238.638.7
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 stationWADENA 3 S, MN US10.8 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January17.8°F / -1.5°F0.87 in rain, 12.2 in snow
February23°F / 1.8°F0.77 in rain, 7.9 in snow
March35.5°F / 15.4°F1.35 in rain, 8.9 in snow
April51.8°F / 29.2°F2.58 in rain, 4.5 in snow
May65.4°F / 42.3°F3.53 in rain
June73.9°F / 53.5°F4.43 in rain
July78°F / 57.6°F4.27 in rain
August76.5°F / 54.8°F3.64 in rain
September68.6°F / 46.5°F2.86 in rain
October53.9°F / 33.7°F2.84 in rain, 1.1 in snow
November37.1°F / 20.3°F1.28 in rain, 7.5 in snow
December23.5°F / 7.4°F0.9 in rain, 8.7 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket52% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bertha-Hewitt Public School District80.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Wadena-Deer Creek School District19.1% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% 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.

56437 Bertha, MN8.3 km away
56434 Aldrich, MN10.7 km away
56482 Wadena, MN14.1 km away
56481 Verndale, MN21.2 km away
56527 Deer Creek, MN22.1 km away
56440 Clarissa, MN22.1 km away
56479 Staples, MN22.3 km away
56518 Bluffton, MN22.8 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.

Otter Tail County59% of this ZIP code's land area
Todd County41% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.17 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density15 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.3250, -95.0504

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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