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Columbia Heights ZIP codes, Minnesota

No ZIP code is named for Columbia Heights, MN; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 55421. Its area code is 651.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
22,155
Area code
651

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Columbia Heights itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Stillwater (13.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Columbia Heights in numbers

About 22,155 people live in Columbia Heights, in 8,877 households. The median household income is $73,691 a year, 17% below the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $277,600 (16% below the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is $1,295 a month. The median age is 36.8; 32.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population22,155Columbia Heights22,155
Households8,877Columbia Heights8,877
Median age36.8Columbia Heights36.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,691Columbia Heights$73,691Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$277,600Columbia Heights$277,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,295Columbia Heights$1,295Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%Columbia Heights32.5%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.6 minColumbia Heights23.6 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density6,501 / sq miColumbia Heights6,501 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Columbia Heights

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

ZIP codes overlapping Columbia Heights
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
55421 Minneapolis , MN Standard 30,843 $70,772 $277,300

Map of Columbia Heights ZIP codes

55421

The ZIP codes of Columbia Heights, 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 Columbia Heights

The nearest larger towns are New Brighton (22,710 people, 2.4 mi), Fridley (30,241 people, 2.5 mi) and Brooklyn Center (32,479 people, 3.7 mi).

Towns near Columbia Heights
TownPopulationDistance
St. Anthony 9,671 2.0 mi
New Brighton 22,710 2.4 mi
Fridley 30,241 2.5 mi
Brooklyn Center 32,479 3.7 mi
Arden Hills 9,658 4.2 mi
Mounds View 12,926 4.4 mi
Robbinsdale 14,234 4.4 mi
Spring Lake Park 7,032 4.6 mi
Roseville 35,802 5.1 mi
Falcon Heights 5,085 5.5 mi
Crystal 22,476 5.6 mi
Shoreview 26,714 5.7 mi
Minneapolis 427,246 6.0 mi
Brooklyn Park 83,876 6.6 mi

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