What city is 55012 in?

55012 is a Center City, MN mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Center City; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 55012?

About 2,087 people (±257), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,948.

What is the median household income in 55012?

$101,607 (±$10,218), compared with $89,062 for Minnesota as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 55012?

2 USPS carrier routes with 789 residential and 34 business mailboxes (823 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 55012?

The closest, measured center to center: 55045 (3.5 mi, Lindstrom), 55084 (3.9 mi, Taylors Falls), 55074 (4.8 mi, Shafer), 55013 (7.7 mi, Chisago City), 54024 (8.4 mi, St. Croix Falls) and 55056 (9.5 mi, North Branch).

55012 ZIP Code, Center City, MN

55012 is a ZIP code in Center City, Minnesota in Chisago County. It covers 24 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 55045, 55084 and 55074. 2,087 people live here in 741 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (93%). Median household income is $101,607, above the Minnesota median of $89,062; the median age is 49.4, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Center City, MN
County: Chisago County
Land area: 24 sq mi
Population: 2,087
Median household income: $101,607
Carrier routes: 2 (789 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	2,087
Households	741
Median household income	$101,607
Income per person	$51,488
Median age	49.4
Homeowners	93.4%
Median home value	$386,600
Median rent	$1,594
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%
Average commute (minutes)	32.8
Households with kids under 18	14.2%
Moved in the past year	14.2%
Below the poverty line	6.7%
Broadband internet	94.2%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.7%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	1.3%
$10–15K	2.2%
$15–25K	2.3%
$25–35K	2.4%
$35–50K	6.3%
$50–75K	17.8%
$75–100K	17.0%
$100–150K	27.0%
$150–200K	7.8%
$200K+	15.8%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	5.4%
10–19	8.7%
20–24	6.5%
25–34	11.5%
35–44	11.0%
45–54	14.5%
55–64	18.8%
65–74	14.2%
75+	9.3%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	48.8%
Owned outright	34.0%
Rented	5.8%
Vacant	11.3%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	92.0%
Townhome	3.9%
2–4 units	1.3%
5–19 units	0.2%
20+ units	2.5%
Mobile / other	0.0%

Businesses in 55012

45 business establishments with 1,135 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Accommodation and Food Services: 11
Construction: 5
Other Services (except Public Administration): 5
Manufacturing: 4
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 4
Retail Trade: 3
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 3
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 3

EDDM carrier routes

55012 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 789 residential and 34 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 55012

55012 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 rural (R)) with 789 residential and 34 business mailboxes. Routes range from 354 homes (R002) to 435 homes (R001); the median route has 395 homes. The Census counted 741 households in 55012 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	2
500–749	0
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 27, 354 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 7, 435 homes

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Every carrier route in 55012

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
R001	Rural	435	7	$104,561	—	—	—
R002	Rural	354	27	$112,688	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 55012 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

55045 — Lindstrom city, MN (3.5 mi)
55084 — Taylors Falls city, MN (3.9 mi)
55074 — Shafer city, MN (4.8 mi)
55013 — Chisago City city, MN (7.7 mi)
54024 — St. Croix Falls city, WI (8.4 mi)
55056 — North Branch city, MN (9.5 mi)
55073 — Scandia city, MN (11.4 mi)
54009 — Dresser village, WI (11.8 mi)

Areas that include 55012

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 55012, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 55012 in?: 55012 is a Center City, MN mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Center City; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 55012 in?: 55012 is in Chisago County.
What is the population of 55012?: About 2,087 people (±257), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,948.
What is the median household income in 55012?: $101,607 (±$10,218), compared with $89,062 for Minnesota as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 55012?: 2 USPS carrier routes with 789 residential and 34 business mailboxes (823 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 55012?: The closest, measured center to center: 55045 (3.5 mi, Lindstrom), 55084 (3.9 mi, Taylors Falls), 55074 (4.8 mi, Shafer), 55013 (7.7 mi, Chisago City), 54024 (8.4 mi, St. Croix Falls) and 55056 (9.5 mi, North Branch).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.