ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56220: Yellow Medicine County, MN

ZIP Code 56220 (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota) has an estimated 2,617 residents in 1,185 households. The median household income is $61,414, the median home value is $174,500 and the median gross rent is $604/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

2,617

Margin of error ±152

Median household income

$61,414

Margin of error ±$4,558

Median home value

$174,500

Margin of error ±$33,446

Median gross rent

$604/mo

Margin of error ±$29

Median age

43.6 yrs

Margin of error ±3.0 yrs

Mean travel time to work

21.2 min

Margin of error ±3.6 min

How ZIP 56220 compares with Minnesota and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 5622043.6 yrsMinnesota38.8 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 56220$61,414Minnesota$89,062United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 56220$36,815Minnesota$48,237United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 5622010.8%Minnesota9.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 562204.0%Minnesota4.1%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5622019.9%Minnesota39.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 56220$174,500Minnesota$329,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 56220$604/moMinnesota$1,280/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5622084.0%Minnesota72.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5622021.2 minMinnesota22.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 5622015.2%Minnesota17.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 56220

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 56220 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 56220	Margin of error	Minnesota	United States
Total population	2,617	±152	5,739,445	334,922,499
Median age	43.6 yrs	±3.0 yrs	38.8 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	1,185	±86	2,307,955	129,227,496
Median household income	$61,414	±$4,558	$89,062	$80,734
Per capita income	$36,815	±$3,547	$48,237	$44,673
Poverty rate	10.8%	±2.7 pts	9.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	±2.1 pts	4.1%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	±2.5 pts	39.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$174,500	±$33,446	$329,300	$332,700
Median gross rent	$604/mo	±$29	$1,280/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	84.0%	±4.5 pts	72.2%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	21.2 min	±3.6 min	22.7 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	15.2%	±4.6 pts	17.6%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 56220
Group	ZIP 56220	Minnesota	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	94.8%	75.9%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	6.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2.8%	6.4%	19.3%

Where ZIP 56220 is

State: Minnesota
Main county: Yellow Medicine County— also overlaps Lac qui Parle County, Lincoln County, Deuel County, SD
Largest overlapping place: Canby (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 274.73 sq mi· about 10 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Yellow Medicine County

56223 Yellow Medicine County, MN 56237 Yellow Medicine County, MN 56241 Yellow Medicine County, MN 56245 Yellow Medicine County, MN 56291 Yellow Medicine County, MN 56297 Yellow Medicine County, MN

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.