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Atwater, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Atwater, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,339. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ATWATER-MN · Atwater, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,339 pop · #7388/25278 · Kandiyohi County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $86,118
  • RANK-UPPER #7388/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pennock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,339
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $230,800

Nearest income peer: Pennock, MN ( $2,118 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Atwater

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Atwater on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Atwater, MN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,339
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,118
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 56209 (2,339 residents). Household income $86,118 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Atwater as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Mountain Iron is the closest lower-income city and Paynesville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Atwater.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56209, is all of Atwater

There is no split to weigh here: 56209 holds every one of Atwater's 2,339 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Atwater's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 319 employees , annual payroll $17,642k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56209 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (14) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Atwater, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Kandiyohi County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Atwater. See the Kandiyohi County roll-up →

Atwater sits in the upper half of Kandiyohi County on income: Willmar, Brooten and Raymond report less, while New London, Spicer and Prinsburg report more. Spicer marks the far end of that range at $111,021, 29% above Atwater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56209 2,339 $86,118 56 9
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Atwater roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Atwater, .