56576 ZIP Code, Richville, MN

56576 is a ZIP code in Richville, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. It covers 40 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 56528, 56571 and 56586. 820 people live here in 386 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (90%). Median household income is $63,750, below the Minnesota median of $89,062; the median age is 64.2, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents820
Households386
Median household income$63,750
Income per person$42,540
Median age64.2
Homeowners89.6%
Median home value$386,000
Median rent$840
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%
Average commute (minutes)24.9
Households with kids under 1810.1%
Moved in the past year5.1%
Below the poverty line9.5%
Broadband internet91.2%
Speak a non-English language at home0.6%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K4.7%
$10–15K3.1%
$15–25K4.9%
$25–35K1.8%
$35–50K13.0%
$50–75K29.8%
$75–100K12.2%
$100–150K10.1%
$150–200K13.7%
$200K+6.7%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<104.9%
10–197.9%
20–242.3%
25–344.5%
35–447.9%
45–544.0%
55–6421.8%
65–7436.1%
75+10.5%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage14.4%
Owned outright20.7%
Rented4.0%
Vacant60.9%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house89.4%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units0.7%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other9.9%

Businesses in 56576

16 business establishments with 38 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

56576 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 582 residential and 4 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 56576

56576 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 582 residential and 4 business mailboxes. Routes range from 582 homes (R007) to 582 homes (R007); the median route has 582 homes. The Census counted 386 households in 56576 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4990
500–7491
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 56576

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R007Rural5824$79,841———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 56576 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

Areas that include 56576

Mail every home in 56576

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 56576, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 56576 in?
56576 is a Richville, MN mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Richville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 56576 in?
56576 is in Otter Tail County.
What is the population of 56576?
About 820 people (±116), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 818.
What is the median household income in 56576?
$63,750 (±$7,765), 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 56576?
1 USPS carrier routes with 582 residential and 4 business mailboxes (586 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 56576?
The closest, measured center to center: 56528 (5.1 mi, Dent), 56571 (9.8 mi, Ottertail), 56586 (11.7 mi, Underwood), 56515 (11.9 mi, Battle Lake), 56587 (12.4 mi, Vergas) and 56534 (12.9 mi, Erhard).

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