What city is 56472 in?

56472 is a Pequot Lakes, MN mailing address. By land area, 11% lies inside Pequot Lakes, 8% lies inside Breezy Point and 1% lies inside Jenkins; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 56472?

About 8,830 people (±438), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,315.

What is the median household income in 56472?

$81,328 (±$6,115), 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 56472?

10 USPS carrier routes with 5,017 residential and 113 business mailboxes (5,130 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 56472?

The closest, measured center to center: 56468 (6.3 mi, Lake Shore), 56474 (10.1 mi, Jenkins), 56465 (11.2 mi, Merrifield), 56442 (13.1 mi, Crosslake), 56473 (16.7 mi, Pillager) and 56425 (16.8 mi, Baxter).

56472 ZIP Code, Pequot Lakes, MN

Q: What county is 56472 in?

56472 is mostly in Cass County (63% of its land), with smaller parts in Crow Wing County.

56472 is a ZIP code in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota — mostly in Cass County (63% of its land), with smaller parts in Crow Wing County. It covers 155 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 56468, 56474 and 56465. 8,830 people live here in 3,690 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (86%). Median household income is $81,328, close to the Minnesota median of $89,062; the median age is 45.4, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Pequot Lakes, MN
County: Cass County
Land area: 155 sq mi
Population: 8,830
Median household income: $81,328
Carrier routes: 10 (5,017 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	8,830
Households	3,690
Median household income	$81,328
Income per person	$43,989
Median age	45.4
Homeowners	85.7%
Median home value	$342,500
Median rent	$878
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%
Average commute (minutes)	25
Households with kids under 18	24.5%
Moved in the past year	11.4%
Below the poverty line	6.0%
Broadband internet	92.7%
Speak a non-English language at home	1.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	3.8%
$10–15K	3.1%
$15–25K	4.8%
$25–35K	4.6%
$35–50K	12.7%
$50–75K	17.9%
$75–100K	14.6%
$100–150K	20.2%
$150–200K	9.8%
$200K+	8.5%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.1%
10–19	11.3%
20–24	3.0%
25–34	11.1%
35–44	12.0%
45–54	8.8%
55–64	16.1%
65–74	15.4%
75+	10.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	29.8%
Owned outright	20.8%
Rented	8.4%
Vacant	40.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	84.9%
Townhome	3.4%
2–4 units	1.5%
5–19 units	2.2%
20+ units	5.6%
Mobile / other	2.4%

Businesses in 56472

285 business establishments with 1,862 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Construction: 58
Retail Trade: 32
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 29
Health Care and Social Assistance: 25
Other Services (except Public Administration): 24
Accommodation and Food Services: 20
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 19
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 18

EDDM carrier routes

56472 has 10 USPS carrier routes with 5,017 residential and 113 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 56472

56472 has 10 USPS carrier routes (7 rural (R), 3 highway contract (H)) with 5,017 residential and 113 business mailboxes. Routes range from 306 homes (H012) to 674 homes (R005); the median route has 463 homes. The Census counted 3,690 households in 56472 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	6
500–749	4
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route R004 — USPS business mailboxes 33, 631 homes
Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 22, 674 homes
Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 16, 449 homes
Route H002 — USPS business mailboxes 11, 456 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 7, 424 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 56472

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H002	Highway contract	456	11	$82,514	—	—	—
H012	Highway contract	306	4	$82,514	—	—	—
H085	Highway contract	604	6	$74,091	—	—	—
R001	Rural	637	6	$73,359	—	—	—
R002	Rural	449	16	$76,338	—	—	—
R003	Rural	470	4	$62,430	—	—	—
R004	Rural	631	33	$82,514	—	—	—
R005	Rural	674	22	$74,091	—	—	—
R006	Rural	366	4	$74,091	—	—	—
R007	Rural	424	7	$96,375	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 56472 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

56468 — Lake Shore city, MN (6.3 mi)
56474 — Jenkins city, MN (10.1 mi)
56465 — Merrifield CDP, MN (11.2 mi)
56442 — Crosslake city, MN (13.1 mi)
56473 — Pillager city, MN (16.7 mi)
56425 — Baxter city, MN (16.8 mi)
56466 — Motley city, MN (16.9 mi)
56441 — Trommald city, MN (17.1 mi)

Areas that include 56472

Breezy Point, MN ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Pequot Lakes, MN ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
Jenkins, MN ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
Cass County ZIP codes — 20 ZIP codes
Crow Wing County ZIP codes — 15 ZIP codes
Minnesota ZIP code data

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 56472, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 56472 in?: 56472 is a Pequot Lakes, MN mailing address. By land area, 11% lies inside Pequot Lakes, 8% lies inside Breezy Point and 1% lies inside Jenkins; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 56472 in?: 56472 is mostly in Cass County (63% of its land), with smaller parts in Crow Wing County.
What is the population of 56472?: About 8,830 people (±438), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 8,315.
What is the median household income in 56472?: $81,328 (±$6,115), 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 56472?: 10 USPS carrier routes with 5,017 residential and 113 business mailboxes (5,130 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 56472?: The closest, measured center to center: 56468 (6.3 mi, Lake Shore), 56474 (10.1 mi, Jenkins), 56465 (11.2 mi, Merrifield), 56442 (13.1 mi, Crosslake), 56473 (16.7 mi, Pillager) and 56425 (16.8 mi, Baxter).

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