55042 Zip Code Profile

55042 is an affluent (median household income: $78,653) upscale rural zip code in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. The population is primarily white, and mostly married couples. At $390,800 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

Most families here are doing great financially earning $106,839/year on average.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 55042 earn an average of $64,426/year. Women earn only $30,491/year.

3,785 people in 55042 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 55042? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 23.6 minutes.

The median age here is 42. There are 4,438 men and 4,402 women. The median age for men is 43 while for women the median age is 42.

To give you a sense of the community, 4,387 people (out of the 8,840 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 3,019 homes, and 216 businesses every day. 18 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

55042 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 45 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Belgrade, Serbia!) and -93 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 936 feet above sea levell.

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• Capitol River Council
• Carriage Crossings Neighbors
• Century East Neighbors
• Coach Homes of Pathways
• Connemara Neighbors
• Crestview at Woodbury Neighbors
• Crestview Forest Neighbors
• Dayton's Bluff Neighbors
• Devonshire Neighbors
• District 1 Neighbors
• District 2 Neighbors
• Fairway Meadows Patio Homes
• Lake Grove Neighbors
• Lakeview Terrace Neighbors
• Lake Villa Estates II
• Lakewood Village 2 Neighbors
• Lighthouse Villas
• Linwood Heights Neighbors
• Manitou Village Chalet Neighbors
• Maplewood Hills Neighbors

• Neighbor 2 Neighbor
• North End Business Association
• Oakwood Lustre Neighbors
• Parkwood in Woodbury Neighbors
• Payne-Phalen District 5 Planning Council
• Prosperity Heights Block Club
• Raintree Neighbors
• Ridgegate Fourth Neighbors
• Rosewood Village Neighbors
• Seasons Neighbors
• Silverthorn Estates Neighbors
• Spinnaker Cove
• Sunnyside II Neighbors
• Townhomes of Evergreen Neighbors
• Valley Crest Neighbors
• West End Business & Professional Association
• Westwood Neighbors
• White Bear Neighbors
• Wildwood Beach Neighbors

• Demographics

• Total Population: 8,840
• White Population: 8,320
• Black Population: 129
• Hispanic Population: 301
• Asian Population: 358
• Hawaiian Population: 3
• Indian Population: 77
• Male Population: 4,438
• Female Population: 4,402
• Median Age: 42
• Median Age of Males: 43
• Median Age of Females: 42

• Geography

• Region: Midwest
• Division: West North Central
• State: Minnesota
• CSA Name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington MN-WI
• County: Washington
• City: Lake Elmo
• Longitude: -92.9
• Latitude: 45.0
• Elevation: 936 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 651

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 3,587
• Drive alone: 3,152
• Carpool: 379
• Public transit: 36
• Ride bikes or walk: 18


• Average commute time: 23.6 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 51
•    5 - 9: 291
•    10 - 14: 503
•    15 - 19: 857
•    20 - 24: 437
•    25 - 29: 285
•    30 - 34: 519
•    35 - 39: 104
•    40 - 44: 170
•    45 - 59: 207
•    60 - 89: 139
•    90 plus: 24

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $390,800
• Average Annual Household Income: $106,970
• Businesses: 256
• Employees: 2,076
• Annual Payroll: $92,900,000
• Average Family Income: $106,839
• Median Family Income: $78,653
• Average Income for Men: $64,426
• Average Income for Women: $30,491

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 06, 04
• Congressional District Land Area: 3080.0, 201.0
• Sr Senator: Al Franken (D)
• Jr Senator: Amy Klobuchar (D)
• US House Representative: Michele Bachmann (R)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 163
• State FIPS Code: 27

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Primary Schools

Lake Elmo Elementary

11030 Stillwater Blvd N

Lake Elmo, MN 55042

(651) 351-6700

Middle Schools

Oak Land Junior High

820 Manning Avenue N

Lake Elmo, MN 55042

(651) 351-8500