Residential delivery area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56046: Hope, MN

ZIP code 56046 uses the postal name Hope, Minnesota and lies entirely in Steele County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 160 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $61,042 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
5national area: Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
560sectional center: Mankato, MN (SCF 560)
46delivery area within it
Town
Hope · its only residential ZIP
Micro area
Owatonna, MN
House district
MN-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
2.0 sq mi · 80 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 56046?

56046 centers on 43.968°, -93.269° and covers 2.0 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 56026, 55060.

55060 · Owatonna56026 · Ellendale56046 · Hope (this ZIP)5604655060 · Owatonna56026 · Ellendale56046 · Hope (this ZIP)5604655060 · Owatonna56026 · Ellendale56046 · Hope (this ZIP)56046
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 56046 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 56046, 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 56046 compare with the rest of Steele County?

Rank of 56046 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)
Measure56046In Steele CountyIn MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)15711th of 11832nd of 881
Median household income$61knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$99knot rankednot ranked

56046's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (157). 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 50% 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 56046?

The 2020 Census counted 92 people in 56046; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 157. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
157±79 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
92
Households
49
Median age
27.3

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 56046?

Of the 157 people the ACS estimates in 56046, 35.0% are under 18 and 14.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (84.1%), then Hispanic or Latino (15.3%).

  • Under 1835.0%
  • 18 to 6451.0%
  • 65 and older14.0%
Age of the people of 56046 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic84.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino15.3%
  • Other or two or more0.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 56046 (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 56046 earn?

Median household income is $61,042 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$61,042±$9,519
Income per person
$22,932
Below the poverty line
9.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
18.4%

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 56046?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$98,900
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
91.8%
Housing units
49

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 56046?

5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than 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 56046?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 56046, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
56026Ellendale2,124$100k5.8 mi
55060Owatonna29,599$85k6.7 mi
56035Geneva387$62k10.2 mi (near)
55917Blooming Prairie3,410$75k11.2 mi (near)
56072New Richland2,228$80k13.2 mi (near)
55924Claremont1,170$79k13.4 mi (near)
56093Waseca12,672$73k14.1 mi (near)
55049Medford2,636$91k14.5 mi (near)

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