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Paynesville, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paynesville, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,844. 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 PAYNESVILLE-MN · Paynesville, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,844 pop · #7368/25278 · Stearns County

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

  • INC-HIGH $86,212
  • RANK-UPPER #7368/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cold Spring
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,844
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $258,900

Nearest income peer: Cold Spring, MN (+ $814 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 Paynesville

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,844
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,212
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 56362 (5,844 residents). Household income $86,212 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Paynesville as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56362, is all of Paynesville

There is no split to weigh here: 56362 holds every one of Paynesville's 5,844 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 Paynesville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 210 establishments, 2,097 employees , annual payroll $114,469k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56362 (210 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (44) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Paynesville, MN

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

Paynesville sits in the upper half of Stearns County on income: Saint Cloud, Saint Joseph and Sauk Centre report less, while Avon and Richmond report more. Waite Park marks the far end of that range at $59,009, 32% below Paynesville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56362 5,844 $86,212 210 15
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Paynesville 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 Paynesville, .