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Battle Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Battle Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,892. 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 BATTLE-LAKE-MN · Battle Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,892 pop · #11668/25278 · Otter Tail County

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

  • INC-MID $73,750
  • RANK-MID #11668/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New York Mills
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,892
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $398,500

Nearest income peer: New York Mills, MN ( $1,250 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 Battle Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Battle Lake 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, Battle Lake, MN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,892
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,750
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 56515 (2,892 residents). Household income $73,750 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Battle Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Melrose is the closest lower-income city and Morgan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Battle Lake.

Population concentration

Battle Lake's single ZIP 56515 carries the town

Battle Lake is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56515 is the entire residential footprint (2,892 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Battle Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 100 establishments, 563 employees , annual payroll $20,223k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56515 (100 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Battle Lake, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Otter Tail County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Battle Lake. See the Otter Tail County roll-up →

Battle Lake lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Otter Tail County: Pelican Rapids, Underwood and Ottertail earn more and Fergus Falls, Perham and Parkers Prairie earn less. Vergas marks the far end of that range at $88,000, 19% above Battle Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56515 2,892 $73,750 100 11
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Battle Lake 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 Battle Lake, .