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Baxter ZIP code, Minnesota

The ZIP code for Baxter, MN is 56425, and its area code is 218.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
8,966
Area code
218

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Baxter itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Brainerd (7.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Baxter uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Baxter in numbers

About 8,966 people live in Baxter, in 3,990 households. The median household income is $70,688 a year, 21% below the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $324,100 (about the same as the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is $1,154 a month. The median age is 43.1; 38.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population8,966Baxter8,966
Households3,990Baxter3,990
Median age43.1Baxter43.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,688Baxter$70,688Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$324,100Baxter$324,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154Baxter$1,154Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.3%Baxter38.3%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.2 minBaxter19.2 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density476 / sq miBaxter476 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Baxter city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Baxter

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Baxter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
56425 Baxter , MN Standard 8,932 $70,740 $324,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Baxter

These ZIP codes cover part of Baxter but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Baxter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
56401 Brainerd , MN Standard 31,841 $73,128 $261,600

Map of Baxter ZIP codes

56425

The ZIP codes of Baxter, MN, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Baxter

The nearest larger towns are Brainerd (14,468 people, 3.8 mi), Little Falls (9,121 people, 25 mi) and Sartell (19,758 people, 50 mi).

Towns near Baxter
TownPopulationDistance
Brainerd 14,468 3.8 mi
Breezy Point 2,687 18.6 mi
Crosslake 2,521 24.5 mi
Little Falls 9,121 25.1 mi

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