PlainZIP

Fosston, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fosston, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,829. 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 FOSSTON-MN · Fosston, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,829 pop · #17994/25278 · Polk County

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

  • INC-MID $59,706
  • RANK-LOWER #17994/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crookston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,829
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $186,300

Nearest income peer: Crookston, MN (+ $38 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 Fosston

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,829
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,706
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 $59,706 and poverty 17.5% concentrate in 56542.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fosston as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56542, is all of Fosston

There is no split to weigh here: 56542 holds every one of Fosston's 2,829 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Fosston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 104 establishments, 1,195 employees , annual payroll $58,712k (~37 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56542 (104 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (18) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fosston, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fosston. See the Polk County roll-up →

Fosston sits in the lower half of Polk County on income: East Grand Forks, Fertile and Erskine report more, Climax and Gully report less. Fisher marks the far end of that range at $106,250, 78% above Fosston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56542 2,829 $59,706 104 6
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Fosston 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 Fosston, .