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ZIP Code 55732: Embarrass, MN

ZIP code 55732 uses the postal name Embarrass, Minnesota and lies entirely in St. Louis County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $64,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies mostly outside any Census place; 1% is in small places.

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

557sectional center: Duluth, MN (SCF 556)

32delivery area within it

Town: Embarrass · 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: 206.8 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 55732?

55732 centers on 47.688°, -92.251° and covers 206.8 square miles of land plus 2.8 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 55782, 55708, 55790, 55792, 55706, 55705, 55750, 55731.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 55732 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 55732, 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 55732 compare with the rest of St. Louis County?

Rank of 55732 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	55732	In St. Louis County	In MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,453	28th of 51	480th of 881
Median household income	$65k	16th of 31	462nd of 545
Median home value	$179k	17th of 32	474th of 558

Its median household income is higher than in 38% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 13% of all 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 55732?

The 2020 Census counted 1,358 people in 55732; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,453. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,453±208 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,358
Households: 676
Median age: 51.5

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 55732?

Of the 1,453 people the ACS estimates in 55732, 15.8% are under 18 and 23.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.2%).

Under 1815.8%
18 to 6460.4%
65 and older23.9%

Age of the people of 55732 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic90.2%
Other or two or more7.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Black, not Hispanic1.2%
Asian, not Hispanic0.3%

Race and Hispanic origin in 55732 (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 55732 earn?

Median household income is $64,750 (ACS 2020-2024), the 16th highest of the 31 ranked ZIP codes in St. Louis County.

Median household income: $64,750±$13,337
Income per person: $37,160
Below the poverty line: 14.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 4.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 17.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $63,618710 returns; wages 72% 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 55732?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $178,700
Median gross rent: $1,188
Homes owned by their occupants: 96.0%
Housing units: 868

Index = 100 in 2005, the first year FHFA reports for 55732; 2021: 152.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 55732 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 55732?

16 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction6

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 55732?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 55732, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
55782	Soudan	420	$56k	10.2 mi
55708	Biwabik	929	$66k	11.1 mi
55790	Tower	1,847	$77k	11.1 mi
55792	Virginia	9,663	$54k	12.4 mi
55706	Babbitt	1,703	$57k	12.4 mi
55705	Aurora	3,211	$56k	15.0 mi
55750	Hoyt Lakes	2,068	$66k	17.2 mi
55731	Ely	5,361	$62k	31.4 mi
55741	Gilbert	2,947	$70k	17.1 mi (near)

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