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Cottage Grove ZIP code, Minnesota

The ZIP code for Cottage Grove, MN is 55016, and its area code is 651.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
40,992
Area code
651

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cottage Grove itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Hastings (8.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Cottage Grove uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Cottage Grove in numbers

About 40,992 people live in Cottage Grove, in 14,395 households, the 24th-largest of Minnesota's 911 census places. The median household income is $120,791 a year, 36% above the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $378,800 (15% above the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is $1,783 a month. The median age is 36.5; 40.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population40,992Cottage Grove40,992
Households14,395Cottage Grove14,395
Median age36.5Cottage Grove36.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$120,791Cottage Grove$120,791Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$378,800Cottage Grove$378,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,783Cottage Grove$1,783Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%Cottage Grove40.8%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.9 minCottage Grove23.9 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,219 / sq miCottage Grove1,219 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Cottage Grove

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cottage Grove
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
55016 Cottage Grove , MN Standard 40,695 $120,715 $377,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Cottage Grove

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

ZIP codes overlapping Cottage Grove
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
55033 Hastings , MN Standard 29,674 $103,988 $358,700
55071 Saint Paul Park , MN Standard 5,719 $100,798 $267,500

Map of Cottage Grove ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove

The nearest larger towns are Woodbury (78,305 people, 6.4 mi), Eagan (68,000 people, 12 mi) and St. Paul (307,284 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Cottage Grove
TownPopulationDistance
St. Paul Park 5,457 4.2 mi
Newport 4,754 5.9 mi
Hastings 22,117 6.4 mi
Woodbury 78,305 6.4 mi
Inver Grove Heights 35,906 7.2 mi
Prescott, WI 4,503 7.4 mi
Afton 2,957 7.5 mi
South St. Paul 20,611 8.1 mi
Rosemount 27,562 8.9 mi
West St. Paul 21,382 10.4 mi
Mendota Heights 11,612 11.7 mi
Lake Elmo 13,140 12.1 mi
Eagan 68,000 12.2 mi
Oakdale 28,585 12.3 mi

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