ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56312: Stearns County, MN

ZIP Code 56312 (Stearns County, Minnesota) has an estimated 2,270 residents in 886 households. The median household income is $70,000, the median home value is $249,800 and the median gross rent is $865/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

Total population

2,270

Margin of error ±196

Median household income

$70,000

Margin of error ±$5,086

Median home value

$249,800

Margin of error ±$35,321

Median gross rent

$865/mo

Margin of error ±$166

Median age

35.8 yrs

Margin of error ±1.6 yrs

Mean travel time to work

21.1 min

Margin of error ±3.9 min

How ZIP 56312 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 5631235.8 yrsMinnesota38.8 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 56312$70,000Minnesota$89,062United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 56312$35,167Minnesota$48,237United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 5631213.0%Minnesota9.3%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 563123.0%Minnesota4.1%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5631219.0%Minnesota39.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 56312$249,800Minnesota$329,300United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 56312$865/moMinnesota$1,280/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5631278.7%Minnesota72.2%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5631221.1 minMinnesota22.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 5631212.5%Minnesota17.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 56312

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 56312 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 56312Margin of errorMinnesotaUnited States
Total population2,270±1965,739,445334,922,499
Median age35.8 yrs±1.6 yrs38.8 yrs38.9 yrs
Households886±762,307,955129,227,496
Median household income$70,000±$5,086$89,062$80,734
Per capita income$35,167±$2,579$48,237$44,673
Poverty rate13.0%±3.8 pts9.3%12.5%
Unemployment rate3.0%±1.4 pts4.1%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%±2.5 pts39.4%35.7%
Median home value$249,800±$35,321$329,300$332,700
Median gross rent$865/mo±$166$1,280/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes78.7%±0.6 pts72.2%65.2%
Mean travel time to work21.1 min±3.9 min22.7 min26.4 min
Worked from home12.5%±2.2 pts17.6%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 56312
GroupZIP 56312MinnesotaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino97.4%75.9%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%6.9%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%5.1%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino1.1%4.5%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.5%6.4%19.3%

Where ZIP 56312 is

State
Minnesota
Main county
Stearns County— also overlaps Kandiyohi County
Largest overlapping place
Belgrade (1% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
171.32 sq mi· about 13 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 Stearns County

55353 Stearns County, MN55382 Stearns County, MN56301 St. Cloud, MN56303 St. Cloud, MN56307 Stearns County, MN56310 Stearns County, MN56320 Stearns County, MN56321 St. John's University, MN56325 Elrosa, MN56331 Stearns County, MN56335 Greenwald, MN56340 Stearns County, MN56352 Stearns County, MN56356 Stearns County, MN56362 Stearns County, MN56368 Stearns County, MN56369 Rockville, MN56371 Roscoe, MN56374 Stearns County, MN56375 St. Stephen, MN56376 St. Martin, MN56377 Sartell, MN56378 Stearns County, MN56387 Waite Park, 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.