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ZIP Code 55717: Canyon, MN

ZIP code 55717 uses the postal name Canyon, Minnesota and lies entirely in St. Louis County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 290 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $97,222 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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5national area: Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

557sectional center: Duluth, MN (SCF 556)

17delivery area within it

Town: Canyon · its only residential ZIP
County: St. Louis County
Metro area: Duluth, MN-WI
House district: MN-8 119th Congress
State: Minnesota
Time zone: Central
Land area: 122.2 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 55717?

55717 centers on 47.069°, -92.387° and covers 122.2 square miles of land plus 3.8 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 55724, 55779, 55803, 55765.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 55717 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 55717, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 55717 compare with the rest of St. Louis County?

Rank of 55717 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	55717	In St. Louis County	In MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)	287	46th of 51	782nd of 881
Median household income	$97k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$317k	not ranked	not ranked

55717's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (287). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 7% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 55717?

The 2020 Census counted 295 people in 55717; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 287. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 287±71 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 295
Households: 128
Median age: 56.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 55717?

Of the 287 people the ACS estimates in 55717, 13.9% are under 18 and 25.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (89.2%).

Under 1813.9%
18 to 6460.3%
65 and older25.8%

Age of the people of 55717 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic89.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Other or two or more4.2%
Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 55717 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 55717 earn?

Median household income is $97,222 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $97,222±$12,278
Income per person: $51,127
Below the poverty line: 4.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 4.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 23.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $91,788170 returns; wages 60% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 55717?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $317,400
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 92.2%
Housing units: 342

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 55717; 2021: 144.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 55717 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 55717?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 55717?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 55717, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
55724	Cotton	707	$75k	6.9 mi
55779	Saginaw	3,905	$94k	11.4 mi
55803	Duluth	17,662	$106k	15.0 mi
55765	Meadowlands	803	$75k	16.6 mi
55702	Alborn	412	$78k	14.1 mi (near)
55811	Duluth	28,118	$80k	17.7 mi (near)
55814	Duluth	319	–	18.5 mi (near)
55738	Forbes	599	$83k	18.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.