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Side Lake ZIP code, Minnesota

The ZIP code for Side Lake, MN is 55781, and its area code is 218.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
821
Area code
218

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Side Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Chisholm (13.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Side Lake in numbers

About 821 people live in Side Lake, in 331 households. The median household income is $101,406 a year, 14% above the Minnesota median of $89,062 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $392,900 (19% above the Minnesota median).

Population821Side Lake821
Households331Side Lake331
Median household income$101,406Side Lake$101,406Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$392,900Side Lake$392,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Side Lake. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Side Lake

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Side Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
55781 Side Lake , MN Standard 821 $101,406 $392,900

Map of Side Lake ZIP codes

55781

The ZIP codes of Side 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 Side Lake

The nearest larger towns are Chisholm (4,712 people, 16 mi), Buhl (1,022 people, 18 mi) and Keewatin (1,215 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Side Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Chisholm 4,712 15.9 mi
Hibbing 16,057 20.5 mi
Mountain Iron 2,860 23.1 mi
Virginia 8,332 27.6 mi
Eveleth 3,448 27.9 mi

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