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56511 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56511 covers Audubon, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,942 and a median household income of $87,375.

Population
1,94231 per square mile
Median age
44.65.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$87,375about the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$485,390up 28.9% in five years
Median rent
$95023% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
27.5%7.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.7%23.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
48

Where 56511 is

Audubon, 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

Population1,942
Median age44.6
Family households69.4%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)88.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans8.5%
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$87,375
Income per person$48,177
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.7%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k13.7%
$200k or more11.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,020
Mean adjusted gross income$79,251
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.6%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$373,300
Median gross rent$950
Rent as a share of household income34.5%
Owner-occupied88.7%
Vacant homes39.9%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house82.3%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home10.5%
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$485,390as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$485,390$179,277

$181,986 in 2009 to $485,390 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%
High school diploma or higher93.6%
Works from home9.6%
Drives to work alone76.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.2%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22% 3.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.7% 3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 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 hours28.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 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 establishments48
People employed359
Annual payroll$17,880,000
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 41% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss38.7 out of 100
Community resilience77.2 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.

Winter weather97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought11Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.7Very 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$87,375$87,556$78,538
Income per person$48,177$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$373,300$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$950$1,235$1,348
Homeownership88.7%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%3.9%5.2%
Works from home9.6%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%8.6%13.9%
Median age44.638.638.7
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 stationDETROIT LAKES 1 NNE, MN US12.1 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January17.2°F / -3.6°F0.82 in rain, 8.3 in snow
February22.7°F / 0.2°F0.66 in rain, 9.4 in snow
March35.5°F / 15.4°F0.96 in rain, 7.7 in snow
April52°F / 29.1°F2.03 in rain, 5.3 in snow
May66.4°F / 42.4°F3.73 in rain
June75.5°F / 53.1°F4.9 in rain
July79.2°F / 57.5°F4.35 in rain
August77.7°F / 55.3°F3.26 in rain
September69.5°F / 46.3°F3.55 in rain
October53.1°F / 33.5°F2.84 in rain, 1.1 in snow
November36.7°F / 19.2°F1.37 in rain, 4.8 in snow
December22.4°F / 5.6°F0.98 in rain, 11 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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%.

Lake Park Audubon School District99.1% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56554 Lake Park, MN8.5 km away
56501 Detroit Lakes, MN12.4 km away
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN12.4 km away
56521 Callaway, MN15.5 km away
56577 Richwood, MN17 km away
56578 Rochert, MN20.1 km away
56569 Ogema, MN26.3 km away
56587 Vergas, MN26.8 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.

Becker County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area63.59 sq mi
Water area10.95 sq mi
Population density31 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.8719, -95.9881

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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