PlainZIP

Watertown, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Watertown, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,619. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WATERTOWN-MN · Watertown, MN 1 ZIPs · 5,619 pop · #4561/25278 · Carver County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $99,375
  • RANK-TOP #4561/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over New Germany
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,619
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $356,900

Nearest income peer: New Germany, MN ( $5,268 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 Watertown

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

Top 18%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,619
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$99,375
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $99,375 and home value $356,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 23.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Watertown as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Watertown reads through its lone ZIP, 55388

5,619 ACS residents, one ZIP: 55388 is not the leading code inside Watertown, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Watertown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 154 establishments, 759 employees , annual payroll $36,915k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 55388 (154 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (51) · also Other services (except public administration) · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Watertown, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Carver County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Watertown. See the Carver County roll-up →

Watertown lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Carver County: Chaska, Chanhassen and Waconia earn more and Young America, Norwood Young America and Hamburg earn less. Victoria marks the far end of that range at $192,458, 94% above Watertown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
55388 5,619 $99,375 154 54
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Watertown 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 Watertown, .