Steele

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Minnesota

Steele is a smaller county in Minnesota with 5 ZIP codes, 37,189 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Steele, MN sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 19%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
37,189
combined ZIP population
5
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,390
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Steele lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 27147, 5 ZIPs, combined population 37,189). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Upper-income footing across a mid-size ZIP set (5 codes). Sibling delivery areas are close enough that a two-ZIP compare usually separates the county seat from outlying tracts without leaving Steele. Use the density column to spot the urban core before jumping to HUD/FBI county overlays.

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5

Total ZIPs

37,189

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Steele

Side-by-side: Compare 55060 vs 55917 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
55060 Owatonna 28,911 55
55917 Blooming Prairie 3,696 11
55049 Medford 2,476 20
56026 Ellendale 2,012 7
56046 Hope 94 25

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Steele?

Steele has a total population of 37,189 across 5 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Steele?

Steele includes 5 ZIP codes: 55060, 55917, 55049, 56026, 56046.

Steele's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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