PlainZIP

Fairfax, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairfax, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,922. 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 FAIRFAX-MN · Fairfax, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,922 pop · #16656/25278 · Renville County

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

  • INC-MID $62,361
  • RANK-LOWER #16656/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,922
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $144,300

Nearest income peer: Morton, MN ( $417 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 Fairfax

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,922
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,361
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 $62,361 and poverty 14.4% concentrate in 55332.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairfax as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Wells is the closest lower-income city and Backus the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairfax.

Population concentration

Fairfax's single ZIP 55332 carries the town

Fairfax is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 55332 is the entire residential footprint (1,922 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 Fairfax's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 49 establishments, 182 employees , annual payroll $5,877k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55332 (49 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (12) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Fairfax, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Renville County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairfax. See the Renville County roll-up →

Fairfax sits in the lower half of Renville County on income: Olivia, Renville and Hector report more, and only Franklin reports less. Bird Island marks the far end of that range at $87,292, 40% above Fairfax.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55332 1,922 $62,361 49 7
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Fairfax 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 Fairfax, .