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Bluffton ZIP code, Minnesota

The ZIP code for Bluffton, MN is 56518, and its area code is 218.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
263
Area code
218

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bluffton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wadena (5.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Bluffton 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.

Bluffton in numbers

About 263 people live in Bluffton, in 83 households. The median household income is $100,417 a year, 13% above the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,300 (45% below the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is $825 a month. The median age is 24.8; 18.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population263Bluffton263
Households83Bluffton83
Median age24.8Bluffton24.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,417Bluffton$100,417Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$182,300Bluffton$182,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$825Bluffton$825Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%Bluffton18.6%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.2 minBluffton19.2 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density96 / sq miBluffton96 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Bluffton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Bluffton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
56518 Bluffton , MN Standard 494 $71,250 $160,300

Other ZIP codes overlapping Bluffton

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

ZIP codes overlapping Bluffton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
56482 Wadena , MN Standard 7,619 $64,439 $169,800

Map of Bluffton ZIP codes

56518

The ZIP codes of Bluffton, 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 Bluffton

The nearest larger towns are Wadena (4,419 people, 5.3 mi), Deer Creek (330 people, 6.9 mi) and New York Mills (1,371 people, 7.5 mi).

Towns near Bluffton
TownPopulationDistance
Wadena 4,419 5.3 mi
Perham 3,627 18.6 mi

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