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56477 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56477 covers Sebeka, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,498 and a median household income of $54,028.

Population
2,49810 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,02838% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$259,080up 20.7% in five years
Degree or higher
13.7%21.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.6%15.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 56477 is

Sebeka, 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

Population2,498
Median age43.5
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)91.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino0.1%
Veterans10.2%
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$54,028
Income per person$30,865
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k7.8%
$40–45k7.2%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k11.3%
$75–100k9.5%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k4.1%
$200k or more3.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,160
Mean adjusted gross income$58,622
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k31.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$171,500
Rent as a share of household income25%
Owner-occupied80.6%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house82.1%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units3.4%
Mobile home11.4%
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$259,080as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$259,080$106,862

$126,414 in 2009 to $259,080 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone76%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 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)7.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% 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 year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 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)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below 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 establishments52
People employed357
Annual payroll$12,147,000
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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 73.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.2 out of 100
Community resilience76.5 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.

Winter weather96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm9.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.2Very 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$54,028$87,556$78,538
Income per person$30,865$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate11%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$171,500$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership80.6%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home9.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%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 stationNEW YORK MILLS, MN US27 km away
Rain in a year27 in
Snow in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January17°F / -1.9°F0.38 in rain, 9.6 in snow
February22.3°F / 1.1°F0.63 in rain, 8 in snow
March35°F / 15.5°F0.91 in rain, 7.8 in snow
April50.5°F / 29.1°F2.02 in rain, 3.3 in snow
May63.8°F / 42.2°F3.33 in rain
June74.1°F / 53°F4.48 in rain
July79°F / 58°F4.86 in rain
August76.3°F / 55°F3.15 in rain
September68.5°F / 46.6°F2.94 in rain
October52.2°F / 33.3°F2.53 in rain, 1.2 in snow
November36.3°F / 19.5°F0.82 in rain, 5.3 in snow
December22.8°F / 6.5°F0.83 in rain, 10.4 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 supermarket46% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sebeka Public School District78.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Pine River-Backus Public School District11.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Menahga Public School District6.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Wadena-Deer Creek School District3.6% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56464 Menahga, MN14.1 km away
56481 Verndale, MN15.8 km away
56518 Bluffton, MN19.5 km away
56482 Wadena, MN21.7 km away
56567 New York Mills, MN27 km away
56593 Wolf Lake, MN29 km away
56434 Aldrich, MN29.7 km away
56527 Deer Creek, MN32.9 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.

Wadena County67.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Otter Tail County21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Cass County11.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area250.72 sq mi
Water area1.2 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.6306, -95.0681

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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