Danvers, MN · standard
ZIP Code 56231
Swift County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 390
- 2/sq mi Low-density area
- $110,000
- Median income Above-median income area
- $216,700
- Median home value Near-median home value
- 19.8%
- Bachelor's or higher Near-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Danvers pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 13%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 56231 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 56231 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Danvers, Swift County, Minnesota, home to just 390 residents across 260.0 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 56231 skews affluent, with a median household income of $110,000 (34% above the average Minnesota ZIP), while per-capita income is $43,501. The poverty rate is 4.2%, with unemployment at 6.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $216,700 (15% below the average Minnesota ZIP); owner occupancy is 97.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.6, and the average commute is 29 minutes. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Swift County, so 56231 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 56231, Danvers, MN · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
390
Population
260.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 56231?
39.6
Median Age
47.9%
Male
52.1%
Female
0.5%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$110,000
Median Household Income
+34% vs state ZIP avg
$43,501
Per Capita Income
4.2%
Poverty Rate
6.5%
Unemployment Rate
28.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 56231 ranks among Minnesota ZIPs
Danvers, MN household income vs. every Minnesota ZIP code
Median household income among 864 reporting Minnesota ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$110,000 Top 10% higher than 90% of 864 Minnesota ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
186housing units
186
Total Housing Units
160
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
2.53
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$216,700
Median Home Value
-15% vs state ZIP avg
1953
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 56231, employing approximately 41 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,551,000.
8
Businesses
41
Employees
$2.6M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 56231 vs 56249 →
ZIP 56231 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 56231
Danvers (56231)
390 residents
- 56249
Holloway (56249)
296 residents
- 56226
Clontarf (56226)
254 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 56231 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 56231 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 56226
Clontarf (56226)
$111,750 median income
- 56231
Danvers (56231)
$110,000 median income
- 56249
Holloway (56249)
$72,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 56231 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 56231, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 56231 in?
ZIP code 56231 (Danvers) is located in Swift County, Minnesota. Swift County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/swift-mn.
What is the population of ZIP code 56231?
ZIP code 56231 in Danvers, MN has a population of 390 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 56231?
The median household income in ZIP 56231 is $110,000, which is 44% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the average home value in ZIP 56231?
The median home value in ZIP 56231 is $216,700, which is 22% below the national average of $278,155.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 56231?
The largest racial group in ZIP 56231 is White at 99.0%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 0.5% of the population.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 56231?
ZIP code 56231 has 8 business establishments employing approximately 41 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What is the education level in ZIP code 56231?
In ZIP code 56231, 60.8% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 19.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the average commute time in ZIP 56231?
The mean commute time for workers in ZIP code 56231 is 28.7 minutes according to Census ACS data. The national average is roughly 26 minutes, so commuters here spend more time traveling to work than typical.
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 56231?
In ZIP code 56231, approximately 97.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 2.5% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 56231?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 56231 is 4.2% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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