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Heron Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Heron Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,149. 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 HERON-LAKE-MN · Heron Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 1,149 pop · #12738/25278 · Jackson County

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

  • INC-MID $71,250
  • RANK-MID #12738/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jackson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,149
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,900

Nearest income peer: Jackson, MN ( $479 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 Heron Lake

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,149
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,250
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 56137 (1,149 residents). Household income $71,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Heron Lake as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56137, is all of Heron Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 56137 holds every one of Heron Lake's 1,149 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 Heron Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 114 employees , annual payroll $6,802k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56137 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Heron Lake, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Heron Lake. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Jackson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Heron Lake, Lakefield, Alpha and Okabena among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Alpha marks the far end of that range at $98,125, 38% above Heron Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56137 1,149 $71,250 25 4
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Heron 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 Heron Lake, .