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56554 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56554 covers Lake Park, Minnesota, with a population of about 2,687 and a median household income of $91,379.

Population
2,68723 per square mile
Median age
48.810.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,379about the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$424,191up 35.3% in five years
Degree or higher
35.8%0.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.2%27.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
63

Where 56554 is

Lake Park, 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

Population2,687
Median age48.8
Family households71.2%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)90.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans11.4%
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$91,379
Income per person$45,862
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more10.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,390
Mean adjusted gross income$85,124
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.6%
Returns, under $25k23.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.6%
Returns, $200k or more8.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$306,200
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied92.2%
Vacant homes39.1%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house91.2%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units0.3%
5 to 19 units1.5%
Mobile home6%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$424,191as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$424,191$155,746

$158,549 in 2009 to $424,191 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%
High school diploma or higher92.9%
Works from home14.2%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.1%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27% 3.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 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 threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments63
People employed269
Annual payroll$12,165,000
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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 57.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.6 out of 100
Community resilience76.3 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 weather97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire88.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.4Very 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$91,379$87,556$78,538
Income per person$45,862$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$306,200$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,235$1,348
Homeownership92.2%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%3.9%5.2%
Works from home14.2%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%8.6%13.9%
Median age48.838.638.7
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 stationDETROIT LAKES 1 NNE, MN US17.6 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lake Park Audubon School District89.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Hawley Public School District5% of this ZIP code's land area
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Pelican Rapids Public School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools1.2% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56511 Audubon, MN8.5 km away
56501 Detroit Lakes, MN16.9 km away
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN16.9 km away
56521 Callaway, MN23.1 km away
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN24.3 km away
56577 Richwood, MN25.5 km away
56587 Vergas, MN26.4 km away
56552 Hitterdal, MN26.5 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.

Becker County92.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay County7.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area115.15 sq mi
Water area11.9 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.8176, -96.0670

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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