PlainZIP

Fergus Falls, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fergus Falls, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,548. 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 FERGUS-FALLS-MN · Fergus Falls, MN 1 ZIPs · 18,548 pop · #15233/25278 · Otter Tail County

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

  • INC-MID $65,473
  • RANK-LOWER #15233/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Henning
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,548
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $246,500

Nearest income peer: Henning, MN ( $1,723 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 Fergus Falls

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

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,548
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,473
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 $65,473 and poverty 7.7% concentrate in 56537.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fergus Falls as a pure owner town.

Within Minnesota, Northome is the closest lower-income city and Saint Cloud the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fergus Falls.

Population concentration

Fergus Falls's single ZIP 56537 carries the town

Fergus Falls is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56537 is the entire residential footprint (18,548 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 Fergus Falls's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 635 establishments, 7,693 employees , annual payroll $372,108k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56537 (635 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (108) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Fergus Falls, MN

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

Fergus Falls sits in the lower half of Otter Tail County on income: Perham, Pelican Rapids and New York Mills report more, and only Henning reports less. Vergas marks the far end of that range at $88,000, 34% above Fergus Falls.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56537 18,548 $65,473 635 25
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Fergus Falls 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 Fergus Falls, .