Residential delivery area · Minnesota
ZIP Code 56118: Bingham Lake, MN
ZIP code 56118 uses the postal name Bingham Lake, Minnesota and lies mostly in Cottonwood County (91% of its land) with the rest in Jackson County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 460 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $91,250 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Bingham Lake; 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Bingham Lake · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Cottonwood County (91%); Jackson County (9%)
- Census places
- Bingham Lake
- House districts
- MN-7 (91%), MN-1 (9%) 119th Congress, by share of land
- State
- Minnesota
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 53.3 sq mi · 9 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 56118?
56118 centers on 43.936°, -95.029° and covers 53.3 square miles of land plus 1.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 56159, 56101, 56145, 56019.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 56118, 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 56118 compare with the rest of Cottonwood County?
| Measure | 56118 | In Cottonwood County | In MN |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 457 | 11th of 13 | 722nd of 881 |
| Median household income | $91k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $260k | not ranked | not ranked |
56118's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (457). 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 15% 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 56118?
The 2020 Census counted 416 people in 56118; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 457. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 1.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 457±137 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 416−1.2% since 2010 (421)
- Households
- 189
- Median age
- 51.2
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 56118?
Of the 457 people the ACS estimates in 56118, 22.8% are under 18 and 19.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.9%).
- Under 1822.8%
- 18 to 6457.3%
- 65 and older19.9%
- White, not Hispanic96.9%
- Other or two or more2.2%
- Black, not Hispanic0.7%
- Hispanic or Latino0.2%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 56118 earn?
Median household income is $91,250 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($83,333 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $91,250±$11,769
- Income per person
- $41,949
- Below the poverty line
- 8.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 1.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 21.2%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $85,862210 returns; wages 55% 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 56118?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $259,600
- Median gross rent
- $933
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 95.8%
- Housing units
- 208
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 56118?
6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 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 56118?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56159 | Mountain Lake | 2,668 | $72k | 4.6 mi |
| 56101 | Windom | 6,157 | $77k | 6.5 mi |
| 56145 | Jeffers | 510 | $59k | 11.0 mi |
| 56019 | Comfrey | 795 | $66k | 14.3 mi |
| 56120 | Butterfield | 983 | $77k | 11.9 mi (near) |
| 56022 | Darfur | 63 | $66k | 12.4 mi (near) |
| 56160 | Odin | 224 | $67k | 13.4 mi (near) |
| 56174 | Storden | 352 | $75k | 14.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.