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Big Lake ZIP codes, Minnesota

No ZIP code is named for Big Lake, MN; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 55720. Its area code is 218.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
378
Area code
218

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Big Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Cloquet (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Big Lake in numbers

About 378 people live in Big Lake, in 130 households. The median household income is $92,500 a year, 4% above the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $256,800 (22% below the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is under $100 a month. The median age is 42.8; 20.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population378Big Lake378
Households130Big Lake130
Median age42.8Big Lake42.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,500Big Lake$92,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$256,800Big Lake$256,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rentunder $100Big Lakeunder $100Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%Big Lake20.6%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.0 minBig Lake28.0 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density179 / sq miBig Lake179 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Big Lake

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

ZIP codes overlapping Big Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
55720 Cloquet , MN Standard 17,448 $64,167 $223,200

Map of Big Lake ZIP codes

55720

The ZIP codes of Big Lake, 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 Big Lake

The nearest larger towns are Cloquet (12,537 people, 5.9 mi), Scanlon (1,146 people, 9.1 mi) and Carlton (875 people, 9.6 mi).

Towns near Big Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Cloquet 12,537 5.9 mi
Moose Lake 2,863 18.6 mi
Proctor 3,100 18.8 mi
Hermantown 10,218 19.3 mi
Duluth 87,093 23.6 mi
Superior, WI 26,677 25.6 mi
Rice Lake 4,153 27.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Carlton County · Minnesota ZIP codes

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