Silver Bay, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Silver Bay, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,627. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

Source:

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SILVER-BAY-MN · Silver Bay, MN 1 ZIPs · 2,627 pop · #11985/25278 · Lake County

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

  • INC-MID $72,981
  • RANK-MID #11985/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Two Harbors
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,627
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $181,700

Nearest income peer: Two Harbors, MN (+ $3,146 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 Silver Bay

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Silver Bay 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 2026-08-06

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Silver Bay, MN sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,627
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,981
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 55614 (2,627 residents). Household income $72,981 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Waubun is the closest lower-income city and Sleepy Eye the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Silver Bay.

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Silver Bay, MN

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

Silver Bay lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Lake County: Two Harbors, Knife River and Isabella earn more and Finland and Beaver Bay earn less. Beaver Bay marks the far end of that range at $56,250, 23% below Silver Bay.

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
55614 2,627 4 America/Chicago

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Silver Bay, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.