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56548 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56548 covers Halstad, Minnesota, with a population of about 724 and a median household income of $67,679.

Population
72411 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,67923% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
3.8%8.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$178,718up 32.8% in five years
Median rent
$68944% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.2%19.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 56548 is

Halstad, 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

Population724
Median age42.8
Family households53.7%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino15.9%
Veterans8.6%
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$67,679
Income per person$35,599
Poverty rate3.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k9.8%
$50–60k12.3%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed310
Mean adjusted gross income$85,316
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.5%
Returns, under $25k29.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$127,600
Median gross rent$689
Rent as a share of household income19.5%
Owner-occupied84.2%
Vacant homes16.9%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house84.5%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units5%
5 to 19 units7.3%
Mobile home2.6%
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$178,718as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.8%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$178,718$134,579

$134,579 in 2021 to $178,718 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher92%
Works from home4.8%
Drives to work alone66.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.5%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.8% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% 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 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed192
Annual payroll$11,903,000
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 75.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.5 out of 100
Community resilience41.4 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.

Drought98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.5Very 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$67,679$87,556$78,538
Income per person$35,599$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate3.8%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$127,600$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$689$1,235$1,348
Homeownership84.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home4.8%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%8.6%13.9%
Median age42.838.638.7
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 stationADA, MN US22.1 km away
Rain in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January16°F / -3.9°F0.78 in rain
February20.8°F / -0.8°F0.66 in rain
March34.9°F / 14.1°F1.01 in rain
April52.8°F / 29.5°F1.45 in rain
May67.2°F / 41.6°F2.87 in rain
June76.7°F / 53.2°F4.62 in rain
July80.7°F / 56.8°F3.9 in rain
August79.7°F / 54°F2.93 in rain
September70.9°F / 45.5°F2.8 in rain
October54.8°F / 32.8°F2.23 in rain
November36.6°F / 18.5°F0.87 in rain
December22.3°F / 4.5°F0.92 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 supermarket100% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ada-Borup-West Public Schools98.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Climax-Shelly Public Schools1.1% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56550 Hendrum, MN9.6 km away
56581 Shelly, MN11.2 km away
58219 Caledonia, ND14.9 km away
56510 Ada, MN15.5 km away
56574 Perley, MN19.2 km away
58045 Hillsboro, ND20 km away
56568 Nielsville, MN20.5 km away
58038 Grandin, ND22.8 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.

Norman County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area68.02 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.3551, -96.7980

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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