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56550 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56550 covers Hendrum, Minnesota, with a population of about 291 and a median household income of $62,500.

Population
2916 per square mile
Median age
42.74 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,50029% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
12.7%about the US average
Median home value
$185,90039% below the Minnesota median
Median rent
$85031% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
23.1%11.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.1%14.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 56550 is

Hendrum, 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

Population291
Median age42.7
Family households63.4%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.2%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans8.1%
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

Median household income$62,500
Income per person$37,989
Poverty rate12.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.0%
$10–15k7.5%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k7.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k12.7%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more6.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed210
Mean adjusted gross income$66,043
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$185,900
Median gross rent$850
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied79.1%
Vacant homes17.8%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house77.9%
Attached house2.5%
5 to 19 units10.4%
Mobile home9.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home5.2%
Drives to work alone88.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed21
Annual payroll$944,000
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 74.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss68.1 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.

Drought97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.9Very 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$62,500$87,556$78,538
Income per person$37,989$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate12.7%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$185,900$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,235$1,348
Homeownership79.1%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home5.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%8.6%13.9%
Median age42.738.638.7
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 stationGEORGETOWN 1 E, MN US21.2 km away
Rain in a year25 in
Snow in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January17.3°F / -0.9°F0.74 in rain, 7.9 in snow
February22.2°F / 3.4°F0.72 in rain, 7.5 in snow
March36.7°F / 17.9°F1.21 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April54.4°F / 31.7°F1.36 in rain, 4.7 in snow
May69.2°F / 44.3°F2.86 in rain
June78.2°F / 55.6°F4.24 in rain
July82.2°F / 59.3°F3.84 in rain
August80.9°F / 56.8°F2.96 in rain
September71.9°F / 48.3°F2.88 in rain
October56.1°F / 35.9°F2.13 in rain, 1.4 in snow
November37.6°F / 20.9°F0.77 in rain, 3.5 in snow
December23.3°F / 7.1°F0.97 in rain, 10.2 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 supermarket88% 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%.

Ada-Borup-West Public Schools100% 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 status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56548 Halstad, MN9.6 km away
56574 Perley, MN9.7 km away
56510 Ada, MN16.4 km away
58038 Grandin, ND17.8 km away
56546 Georgetown, MN19.6 km away
58005 Argusville, ND19.8 km away
56519 Borup, MN20.5 km away
56581 Shelly, MN20.8 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 area48.94 sq mi
Water area0.5 sq mi
Population density6 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.2689, -96.7987

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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