Residential delivery area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 55918: Brownsdale, MN

ZIP code 55918 uses the postal name Brownsdale, Minnesota and lies entirely in Mower County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $78,523 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 1% of its land lies in Brownsdale; 99% is outside any Census place.

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

559sectional center: St Paul, MN (SCF 550)

18delivery area within it

Town: Brownsdale · its only residential ZIP
County: Mower County
Census places: Brownsdale
Micro area: Austin, MN
House district: MN-1 119th Congress
State: Minnesota
Time zone: Central
Land area: 28.1 sq mi · 39 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 55918?

55918 centers on 43.742°, -92.847° and covers 28.1 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 55982, 55973, 55926, 55912.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 55918 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 55918, 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 55918 compare with the rest of Mower County?

Rank of 55918 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	55918	In Mower County	In MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,084	9th of 19	547th of 881
Median household income	$79k	7th of 11	301st of 545
Median home value	$164k	11th of 11	505th of 558

Its median household income is higher than in 60% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 37% 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 55918?

The 2020 Census counted 955 people in 55918; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,084. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 2.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,084±169 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 955−2.7% since 2010 (982)
Households: 443
Median age: 43.6

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 55918?

Of the 1,084 people the ACS estimates in 55918, 20.5% are under 18 and 21.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (94.2%).

Under 1820.5%
18 to 6457.7%
65 and older21.9%

Age of the people of 55918 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic94.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Other or two or more1.5%
Black, not Hispanic0.1%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 55918 (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 55918 earn?

Median household income is $78,523 (ACS 2020-2024), the 7th highest of the 11 ranked ZIP codes in Mower County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($80,947 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $78,523±$19,593
Income per person: $35,369
Below the poverty line: 6.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 16.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $81,474430 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 55918?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $163,700
Median gross rent: $813
Homes owned by their occupants: 88.3%
Housing units: 471

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 55918; 2022: 170.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 55918 stops in 2022: 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 55918?

18 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more than in 2018; the most are in manufacturing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Manufacturing3
Finance and insurance3

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 55918?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 55918, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
55982	Waltham	551	$102k	5.4 mi
55973	Sargeant	251	$110k	5.9 mi
55926	Dexter	799	$100k	7.0 mi
55912	Austin	29,632	$70k	8.2 mi
55950	Lansing	129	$61k	6.0 mi (near)
55970	Rose Creek	1,068	$85k	10.1 mi (near)
55933	Elkton	215	$56k	10.4 mi (near)
55940	Hayfield	2,791	$84k	11.0 mi (near)

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