ZIP code
56531
Elbow Lake, MN
56531 covers Elbow Lake in Grant County, with 1,948 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 56531. Methodology
ZIP code map of 56531

About ZIP code 56531
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 56531. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 56531
Race
- White1,936
- Black or African American4
- American Indian or Alaska Native14
- Asian13
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander2
- Other race3
- Two or more races93
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 39
Age
- Under 10281
- 10 to 19291
- 20 to 29169
- 30 to 39245
- 40 to 49255
- 50 to 59264
- 60 to 69268
- 70 to 79192
- 80 and older100
Income and housing in 56531
Education
- High school graduate93.8%
- Bachelor's degree19.9%
- Graduate degree5.7%
Places covering 56531
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Elbow Lake61.8%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Grant County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
38.2% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 56531
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,060 | |
| 2006 | 1,980 | |
| 2007 | 2,025 | |
| 2008 | 1,848 | |
| 2009 | 1,879 | |
| 2010 | 1,802 | |
| 2011 | 2,030 | 1,858 |
| 2012 | 1,981 | 1,840 |
| 2013 | 2,035 | 1,790 |
| 2014 | 1,966 | 1,780 |
| 2015 | 1,927 | 1,860 |
| 2016 | 1,965 | 1,850 |
| 2017 | 1,924 | 1,810 |
| 2018 | 1,967 | 1,860 |
| 2019 | 1,918 | 1,880 |
| 2020 | 1,910 | 1,890 |
| 2021 | 1,896 | 1,860 |
| 2022 | 1,915 | 1,890 |
| 2023 | 1,948 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 56531
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 56311Barrett7.7 miPop 645 · Income $70,938
- 56590Wendell8.6 miPop 378 · Income $70,000
- 56309Ashby10.4 miPop 1,456 · Income $83,594
- 56324Dalton12.8 miPop 1,116 · Income $79,219
- 56339Hoffman13.9 miPop 1,068 · Income $57,143
- 56274Norcross14.2 miPop 252 · Income $115,972
- 56326Evansville15.3 miPop 1,838 · Income $81,765
- 56248Herman16.0 miPop 760 · Income $82,031
- 56565Nashua16.5 miPop 126 · Income $52,500
- 56315Brandon18.7 miPop 1,731 · Income $85,526
- 56343Kensington18.7 miPop 805 · Income $64,318
- 56235Donnelly19.5 miPop 486 · Income $80,521
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ZIP code 56531 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 56531 in?
- 56531 is in Elbow Lake, MN.
- What county is 56531 in?
- 56531 is in Grant County.
- What is the median household income in 56531?
- The median household income in 56531 is $73,162.
- Which ZIP codes are near 56531?
- Use the radius tool on this page to list ZIP codes within a chosen distance of 56531.