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Scanlon ZIP codes, Minnesota

No ZIP code is named for Scanlon, 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
1,146
Area code
218

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Scanlon 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.

Scanlon in numbers

About 1,146 people live in Scanlon, in 489 households. The median household income is $68,750 a year, 23% below the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,800 (31% below the Minnesota median), and median gross rent is $1,435 a month. The median age is 38.1; 19.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (39.4% across Minnesota); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population1,146Scanlon1,146
Households489Scanlon489
Median age38.1Scanlon38.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,750Scanlon$68,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$228,800Scanlon$228,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,435Scanlon$1,435Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%Scanlon19.3%Minnesota39.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.6 minScanlon17.6 minMinnesota22.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,336 / sq miScanlon1,336 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Scanlon

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

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

Map of Scanlon ZIP codes

55720

The ZIP codes of Scanlon, 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 Scanlon

The nearest larger towns are Esko (1,813 people, 2.7 mi), Cloquet (12,537 people, 3.7 mi) and Proctor (3,100 people, 9.8 mi).

Towns near Scanlon
TownPopulationDistance
Cloquet 12,537 3.7 mi
Proctor 3,100 9.8 mi
Hermantown 10,218 11.1 mi
Duluth 87,093 14.7 mi
Superior, WI 26,677 16.5 mi
Rice Lake 4,153 19.8 mi
Moose Lake 2,863 23.7 mi

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