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Mountain Lake, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mountain Lake, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,928. 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 MOUNTAIN-LAKE-MN · Mountain Lake, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,928 pop · #12533/25278 · Cottonwood County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $71,648
  • RANK-MID #12533/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Storden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,928
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $161,800

Nearest income peer: Storden, MN (+ $3,040 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 Mountain Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mountain 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, Mountain 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
2,928
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,648
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 56159 (2,928 residents). Household income $71,648 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mountain Lake as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56159, is all of Mountain Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 56159 holds every one of Mountain Lake's 2,928 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 Mountain Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 673 employees , annual payroll $30,464k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56159 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (11) · also Retail trade · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Mountain Lake, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Cottonwood County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mountain Lake. See the Cottonwood County roll-up →

Mountain Lake lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Cottonwood County: Windom, Bingham Lake and Storden earn more and Westbrook and Jeffers earn less. Westbrook marks the far end of that range at $45,536, 36% below Mountain Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56159 2,928 $71,648 52 9
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Mountain 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 Mountain Lake, .