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ZIP Code 56469: Palisade, MN

ZIP code 56469 uses the postal name Palisade, Minnesota and lies entirely in Aitkin County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 970 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $66,042 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Palisade; more than 99% is outside any Census place.

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

564sectional center: Saint Cloud, MN (SCF 563)

69delivery area within it

Town: Palisade · its only residential ZIP
County: Aitkin County
Census places: Palisade
House district: MN-8 119th Congress
State: Minnesota
Time zone: Central
Land area: 257.8 sq mi · 4 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 56469?

56469 centers on 46.780°, -93.562° and covers 257.8 square miles of land plus 8.4 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 55785, 55748, 56447, 55760, 55752, 56431.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 56469 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 56469, 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 56469 compare with the rest of Aitkin County?

Rank of 56469 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	56469	In Aitkin County	In MN
People (ACS 2020-2024)	967	7th of 12	573rd of 881
Median household income	$66k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$223k	not ranked	not ranked

56469's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (967). 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 9% 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 56469?

The 2020 Census counted 1,055 people in 56469; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 967. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 967±114 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,055
Households: 479
Median age: 59.1

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 56469?

Of the 967 people the ACS estimates in 56469, 9.1% are under 18 and 35.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (90.3%).

Under 189.1%
18 to 6455.5%
65 and older35.4%

Age of the people of 56469 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic90.3%
Other or two or more8.7%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Black, not Hispanic0.2%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 56469 (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 56469 earn?

Median household income is $66,042 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $66,042±$8,762
Income per person: $40,545
Below the poverty line: 10.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 6.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 15.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $61,738550 returns; wages 58% 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 56469?

FHFA's house price index for 56469, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 82% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 51% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +0.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate): $223,100
Median gross rent: $850
Homes owned by their occupants: 94.4%
Housing units: 1,141

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 56469; 2025: 178.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

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 56469?

13 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Retail trade3

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 56469?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 56469, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
55785	Swatara	271	$57k	12.6 mi
55748	Hill City	1,374	$54k	14.8 mi
56447	Emily	843	$65k	15.6 mi
55760	McGregor	2,894	$60k	17.3 mi
55752	Jacobson	446	$73k	18.8 mi
56431	Aitkin	9,312	$68k	20.3 mi
56662	Outing	624	$70k	14.9 mi (near)
55787	Tamarack	621	$66k	21.9 mi (near)

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