ZIP 56159 · Mountain Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 56159 (Mountain Lake, MN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mountain Lake, MN · Cottonwood County
uszips 2026
People2,668
Median age37.8
Household income$71,648
Home value$161,148
Median rent$921/mo
Poverty14.9%
College degree+23.0%
Commute14 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 987
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.2% are 65 or older; 69.4% are adults.
Household income
31.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,429.
Education (adults 25+)
37.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.4%
- Never married
- 27.9%
- Divorced
- 12.0%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 59.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 22.9%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.9%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 18.7%
- Farmers
- 11.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.1%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.6%
- Limited English
- 6.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.