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Melrose, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melrose, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,868. 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 MELROSE-MN · Melrose, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,868 pop · #11670/25278 · Stearns County

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

  • INC-MID $73,721
  • RANK-MID #11670/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sauk Centre
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,868
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $229,100

Nearest income peer: Sauk Centre, MN ( $1,154 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 Melrose

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

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,868
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,721
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 56352 (5,868 residents). Household income $73,721 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melrose as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Melrose's single ZIP 56352 carries the town

Melrose is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56352 is the entire residential footprint (5,868 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 Melrose's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 158 establishments, 2,635 employees , annual payroll $166,378k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56352 (158 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (20) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Melrose, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Stearns County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melrose. See the Stearns County roll-up →

Melrose sits in the lower half of Stearns County on income: Sartell, Saint Joseph and Cold Spring report more, Saint Cloud, Waite Park and Belgrade report less. Avon marks the far end of that range at $105,164, 43% above Melrose.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56352 5,868 $73,721 158 20
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Melrose 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 Melrose, .