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East Gull Lake ZIP codes, Minnesota

No ZIP code is named for East Gull Lake, MN; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 56401. Its area code is 218.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,076
Area code
218

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

East Gull Lake in numbers

About 1,076 people live in East Gull Lake, in 436 households. The median household income is $123,333 a year, 38% above the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $553,700 (68% above the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is $1,438 a month. The median age is 50.6; 48.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population1,076East Gull Lake1,076
Households436East Gull Lake436
Median age50.6East Gull Lake50.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$123,333East Gull Lake$123,333Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$553,700East Gull Lake$553,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,438East Gull Lake$1,438Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.9%East Gull Lake48.9%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.5 minEast Gull Lake24.5 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density137 / sq miEast Gull Lake137 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering East Gull Lake

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

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

Map of East Gull Lake ZIP codes

56401

The ZIP codes of East Gull 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 East Gull Lake

The nearest larger towns are Baxter (8,966 people, 5.6 mi), Nisswa (1,954 people, 7.8 mi) and Brainerd (14,468 people, 8.4 mi).

Towns near East Gull Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Baxter 8,966 5.6 mi
Brainerd 14,468 8.4 mi
Breezy Point 2,687 16.4 mi
Crosslake 2,521 23.1 mi
Little Falls 9,121 28.4 mi

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