Residential delivery area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56034: Garden City, MN

ZIP code 56034 uses the postal name Garden City, Minnesota and lies entirely in Blue Earth County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 390 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $98,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 6% of its land lies in Garden City (a census-designated place); 94% is outside any Census place.

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

560sectional center: Mankato, MN (SCF 560)

34delivery area within it

Town: Garden City · its only residential ZIP
County: Blue Earth County
Census places: Garden City census-designated place
Metro area: Mankato, MN
House district: MN-1 119th Congress
State: Minnesota
Time zone: Central
Land area: 28.3 sq mi · 14 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 56034?

56034 centers on 44.029°, -94.182° and covers 28.3 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 56090, 56037, 56055, 56062, 56001.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 56034 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 56034, 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 56034 compare with the rest of Blue Earth County?

Rank of 56034 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	56034	In Blue Earth County	In MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)	393	19th of 19	748th of 881
Median household income	$99k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$191k	not ranked	not ranked

56034's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (393). 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 21% 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 56034?

The 2020 Census counted 609 people in 56034; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 393. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 22.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 393±76 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 609+22.8% since 2010 (496)
Households: 166
Median age: 55.8

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 56034?

Of the 393 people the ACS estimates in 56034, 8.9% are under 18 and 20.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.9%).

Under 188.9%
18 to 6470.5%
65 and older20.6%

Age of the people of 56034 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic96.9%
Other or two or more2.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 56034 (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 56034 earn?

Median household income is $98,750 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $63,905 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $98,750±$26,423
Income per person: $45,245
Below the poverty line: 2.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 6.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 18.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $83,128250 returns; wages 62% 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 56034?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $191,400
Median gross rent: $1,125
Homes owned by their occupants: 84.9%
Housing units: 178

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 56034; 2021: 161.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 56034 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 56034?

11 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 56034?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 56034, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
56090	Vernon Center	596	$74k	5.8 mi
56037	Good Thunder	1,374	$79k	7.2 mi
56055	Lake Crystal	3,898	$91k	7.4 mi
56062	Madelia	3,234	$77k	11.6 mi
56001	Mankato	51,585	$70k	12.2 mi
56010	Amboy	1,159	$80k	9.8 mi (near)
56003	Mankato	15,258	$83k	13.9 mi (near)
56060	Lewisville	400	$80k	14.6 mi (near)

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