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Ortonville, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ortonville, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,601. 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 ORTONVILLE-MN · Ortonville, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,601 pop · #16261/25278 · Big Stone County

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

  • INC-MID $63,203
  • RANK-LOWER #16261/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Odessa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,601
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $202,800

Nearest income peer: Odessa, MN (+ $13,047 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 Ortonville

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

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,601
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,203
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 $63,203 and poverty 10.0% concentrate in 56278.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ortonville as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Ortonville's single ZIP 56278 carries the town

Ortonville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 56278 is the entire residential footprint (2,601 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 Ortonville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 102 establishments, 902 employees , annual payroll $37,026k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56278 (102 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (19) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ortonville, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Big Stone County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ortonville. See the Big Stone County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Big Stone County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ortonville, Graceville, Clinton and Beardsley among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Correll marks the far end of that range at $97,604, 54% above Ortonville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56278 2,601 $63,203 102 8
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Ortonville 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 Ortonville, .