Mizpah, MN · standard
ZIP Code 56660
Koochiching County, Minnesota - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 240
- 1/sq mi
- $64,464
- Median income
- $152,200
- Median home value
- 22.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Mizpah pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 37th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 26th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 56660 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 56660 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Mizpah, Koochiching County, Minnesota, home to just 240 residents across 480.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 56660 reports a modest median household income of $64,464 (22% below the average Minnesota ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,587. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 4.7% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $152,200 (40% below the average Minnesota ZIP); owner occupancy is 97.9%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 65.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Koochiching County, so 56660 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 56660, Mizpah, 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
240
Population
480.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 56660?
65.6
Median Age
56.0%
Male
44.0%
Female
0.0%
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?
$64,464
Median Household Income
-22% vs state ZIP avg
$35,587
Per Capita Income
4.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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
152housing units
152
Total Housing Units
97
Occupied Units
55
Vacant Units
1.99
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$152,200
Median Home Value
-40% vs state ZIP avg
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 56660, employing approximately 10 people with a combined annual payroll of $222,000.
3
Businesses
10
Employees
$222K
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 56660 vs 56661 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56661 | Northome, MN | 942 | 9.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 56660, 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.