Residential delivery area · Minnesota

ZIP Code 56157: Lynd, MN

ZIP code 56157 uses the postal name Lynd, Minnesota and lies entirely in Lyon County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 710 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $91,250 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Lynd; 97% is outside any Census place.

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

561sectional center: Mankato, MN (SCF 560)

57delivery area within it

Town: Lynd · its only residential ZIP
County: Lyon County
Census places: Lynd
Micro area: Marshall, MN
House district: MN-7 119th Congress
State: Minnesota
Time zone: Central
Land area: 43.7 sq mi · 16 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 56157?

56157 centers on 44.404°, -95.948° and covers 43.7 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 56169, 56239, 56258, 56264.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 56157 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 56157, 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 56157 compare with the rest of Lyon County?

Rank of 56157 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	56157	In Lyon County	In MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)	707	8th of 14	637th of 881
Median household income	$91k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$228k	not ranked	not ranked

56157's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (707). 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 23% 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 56157?

The 2020 Census counted 729 people in 56157; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 707. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 7.5% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 707±83 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 729−7.5% since 2010 (788)
Households: 287
Median age: 40.0

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 56157?

Of the 707 people the ACS estimates in 56157, 25.6% are under 18 and 16.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.3%).

Under 1825.6%
18 to 6457.9%
65 and older16.5%

Age of the people of 56157 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic88.3%
Hispanic or Latino5.2%
Other or two or more4.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2.0%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 56157 (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 56157 earn?

Median household income is $91,250 (ACS 2020-2024). It rose from $83,027 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $91,250
Income per person: $46,026
Below the poverty line: 2.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 25.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $110,917350 returns; wages 50% 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 56157?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $228,100
Median gross rent: $1,120
Homes owned by their occupants: 83.3%
Housing units: 308

Index = 100 in 2009, the first year FHFA reports for 56157; 2023: 165.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 56157 stops in 2023: 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 56157?

7 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 56157?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 56157, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
56169	Russell	780	$82k	5.9 mi
56239	Ghent	587	$100k	7.2 mi
56258	Marshall	15,888	$73k	10.2 mi
56264	Minneota	2,277	$81k	12.7 mi
56113	Arco	208	$74k	10.0 mi (near)
56178	Tyler	1,669	$87k	12.1 mi (near)
56115	Balaton	1,123	$64k	13.6 mi (near)
56142	Ivanhoe	1,036	$58k	14.6 mi (near)

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