PlainZIP

Deer River, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Deer River, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,137. 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 DEER-RIVER-MN · Deer River, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,137 pop · #17232/25278 · Itasca County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,289
  • RANK-LOWER #17232/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bigfork
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,137
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $210,000

Nearest income peer: Bigfork, MN ( $39 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 Deer River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Deer River 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, Deer River, MN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,137
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,289
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,289 and poverty 18.4% concentrate in 56636.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Taopi is the closest lower-income city and Garrison the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Deer River.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56636, is all of Deer River

There is no split to weigh here: 56636 holds every one of Deer River's 5,137 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 Deer River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 116 establishments, 1,048 employees , annual payroll $40,002k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56636 (116 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (25) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Deer River, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Itasca County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Deer River. See the Itasca County roll-up →

Deer River sits in the lower half of Itasca County on income: Grand Rapids, Bovey and Cohasset report more, Keewatin and Effie report less. Effie marks the far end of that range at $30,625, 50% below Deer River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56636 5,137 $61,289 116 4
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Deer River 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 Deer River, .