ZIP 56137 · Heron Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 56137 (Heron Lake, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Heron Lake, MN · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People1,039
Median age46.8
Household income$71,250
Home value$137,526
Median rent$830/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+19.9%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 459
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.7% are 65 or older; 82.9% are adults.
Household income
32.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,943.
Education (adults 25+)
45.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.4%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 57.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.6%
- Rent burden
- 18.5%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.2%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 25.5%
- Farmers
- 21.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.8%
- Veterans
- 11.7%
- With a disability
- 14.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.9%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.