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56569 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 56569 covers Ogema, Minnesota, with a population of about 1,268 and a median household income of $56,250.

Population
1,2688 per square mile
Median age
36.72 points below the US average
Median household income
$56,25036% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
20.9%8.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$298,893up 32.1% in five years
Median rent
$72541% below the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
18.4%16.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 56569 is

Ogema, 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

Population1,268
Median age36.7
Family households71.1%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.7%
White (non-Hispanic)43.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans9.3%
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$56,250
Income per person$30,069
Poverty rate20.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k7.6%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k8.7%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more5.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed570
Mean adjusted gross income$67,947
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$188,600
Median gross rent$725
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes38.2%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house76.3%
Attached house2.3%
2 to 4 units0.4%
5 to 19 units2.7%
20 or more units2.8%
Mobile home15.3%
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$298,893as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 89.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$298,893$116,923

$116,923 in 2009 to $298,893 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home13.5%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport2.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Obesity43.4% 10 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.3% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26% 5.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments23
People employed79
Annual payroll$2,922,000
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 79.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65.6 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 weather98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.3Very 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$56,250$87,556$78,538
Income per person$30,069$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate20.9%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$188,600$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$725$1,235$1,348
Homeownership82.8%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%3.9%5.2%
Works from home13.5%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%8.6%13.9%
Median age36.738.638.7
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 stationMAHNOMEN, MN US24.1 km away
Rain in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January15.2°F / -2.5°F0.79 in rain
February21.3°F / 1.5°F0.73 in rain
March34.4°F / 15.2°F1.08 in rain
April51.9°F / 29.9°F1.71 in rain
May66°F / 43.3°F3.15 in rain
June74.2°F / 53.5°F4.72 in rain
July78.5°F / 57.6°F3.76 in rain
August78.1°F / 55°F3.44 in rain
September69.2°F / 46.6°F2.76 in rain
October53.5°F / 34.4°F2.26 in rain
November34.1°F / 19.5°F0.96 in rain
December21.5°F / 5.6°F1.05 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 supermarket100% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools70.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Detroit Lakes Public School District27% of this ZIP code's land area
Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District2.5% 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

56591 White Earth, MN5.5 km away
56589 Waubun, MN10.1 km away
56521 Callaway, MN10.8 km away
56577 Richwood, MN15.9 km away
56541 Flom, MN17.5 km away
56557 Mahnomen, MN26 km away
56511 Audubon, MN26.3 km away
56585 Ulen, MN27.8 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 area158.4 sq mi
Water area11.62 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.1029, -95.9151

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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