Postal Codes

56517 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56517 covers Beltrami, Minnesota, with a population of about 256.

Population
2563 per square mile
Median age
42.53.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Median home value
$144,70053% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
21.7%13.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.9%15.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 56517 is

Beltrami, 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

Population256
Median age42.5
Family households86.2%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans1.1%
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

Income per person$44,109
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k3.2%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k24.5%
$200k or more18.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$74,254
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k46.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k0.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k30.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$144,700
Owner-occupied80.9%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone63.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.2% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.2% 5.3 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 disability12.1% 1.9 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 disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 89.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.1 out of 100
Community resilience67.6 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.

Cold wave98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.7Very 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$87,556$78,538
Income per person$44,109$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$144,700$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership80.9%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%3.9%5.2%
Works from home3.8%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%8.6%13.9%
Median age42.538.638.7
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 stationCROOKSTON NW EXP STN, MN US29.9 km away
Rain in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January15.8°F / -3.6°F0.51 in rain
February20.4°F / -0.2°F0.53 in rain
March34°F / 14.8°F0.73 in rain
April51.3°F / 30.1°F1.27 in rain
May66.6°F / 42.8°F2.75 in rain
June76°F / 54.3°F4.15 in rain
July80.3°F / 57.8°F3.27 in rain
August79.6°F / 55.2°F2.97 in rain
September70.4°F / 46°F2.6 in rain
October54.1°F / 33.3°F2.09 in rain
November36.2°F / 18.8°F0.82 in rain
December22.4°F / 5.2°F0.74 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 supermarket4% 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.

Fertile-Beltrami School District82.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Crookston Public School District9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Climax-Shelly Public Schools7.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Ada-Borup-West Public Schools1% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56540 Fertile, MN13.7 km away
56736 Mentor, MN22.8 km away
56568 Nielsville, MN23 km away
56716 Crookston, MN25.3 km away
56581 Shelly, MN27.9 km away
56545 Gary, MN29 km away
56510 Ada, MN29.5 km away
58219 Caledonia, ND33.5 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.

Polk County95.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Norman County4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area97.1 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.5721, -96.4549

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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