Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,809 Zip code population in 2010: 2,892 Zip code population in 2000: 2,733
Houses and condos: 2,920 Renter-occupied apartments: 184
% of renters here:
14%
State:
28%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 56515: 89.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 99.4 sq. mi. Water area: 35.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 28 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.7% ($2,565)
Minnesota:
1.0% ($3,087)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,152 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,787 (0.7%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $390,617
56515:
$390,617
Minnesota:
$314,600
Median resident age:
This zip code:
60.4 years
Minnesota median age:
39.0 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Minnesota:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 56515, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $76,005 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$76,005
State:
$82,178
Salary/wage: $52,172 (reported on 68.8% of returns)
Here:
$52,172
State:
$67,438
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1056.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3387.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6158.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7372.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13503.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,649 (reported on 54.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,649
Minnesota:
$1,814
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.9% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 138.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 124.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 344.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,909 (reported on 35.0% of returns)
Here:
$5,909
State:
$6,928
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.2% for AGIs below $25k, 119.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 222.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 291.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 902.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,345 (reported on 32.5% of returns)
Here:
+$17,345
State:
+$20,591
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.1% for AGIs below $25k, 163.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 341.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 566.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1074.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$15,565 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:
+$15,565
State:
+$14,342
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.0% for AGIs below $25k, 152.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 770.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 483.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 832.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $25,668 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
56515:
$25,668
Minnesota:
$20,675
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 164.8% for AGIs below $25k, 369.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 429.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 901.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2510.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $33,880 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
Here:
$33,880
State:
$33,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 267.8% for AGIs below $25k, 780.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1250.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $6,438 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
$6,438
State:
$11,879
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 233.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,413 (reported on 9.6% of returns)
56515:
$7,413
State:
$8,252
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.8% for AGIs below $25k, 186.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 326.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,008 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,008
State:
$2,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.4% for AGIs below $25k, 57.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.9%
Here:
95%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 56515, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $56,963 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$56,963
State:
$67,192
Salary/wage: $37,719 (reported on 71.4% of returns)
Here:
$37,719
State:
$55,182
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.6% for AGIs below $25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 30.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,991 (reported on 51.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,991
Minnesota:
$1,664
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,813 (reported on 32.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,813
State:
$5,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,028 (reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:
+$14,028
State:
+$16,131
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 23.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,952 (reported on 21.1% of returns)
Here:
+$10,952
State:
+$12,430
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,368 (reported on 21.1% of returns)
56515:
$17,368
Minnesota:
$15,212
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $22,254 (23% of AGI, reported on 38.1% of returns)
Here:
$22,254
State:
$24,665
Here:
23.3% of AGI
State:
19.6% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs below $25k, 14.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 14.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,040 (reported on 32.0% of returns)
Here:
$4,040
State:
$3,948
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,278 (reported on 37.4% of returns)
56515:
$8,278
State:
$10,589
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,861 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,861
State:
$2,037
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.0%
Here:
68%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 57.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 56515, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $45,827 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$45,827
State:
$53,560
Salary/wage: $33,475 (reported on 72.2% of returns)
Here:
$33,475
State:
$46,177
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 137.1% for AGIs below $10k, 55.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,081 (reported on 58.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,081
Minnesota:
$1,796
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,676 (reported on 35.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,676
State:
$3,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$9,584 (reported on 31.5% of returns)
Here:
+$9,584
State:
+$10,864
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,383 (reported on 22.8% of returns)
Here:
+$13,383
State:
+$10,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.2% for AGIs below $10k, 12.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,823 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
56515:
$3,823
Minnesota:
$2,955
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,453 (22% of AGI, reported on 33.7% of returns)
Here:
$18,453
State:
$20,035
Here:
21.9% of AGI
State:
21.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.6% for AGIs below $10k, 12.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,831 (3% of AGI, reported on 30.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,831
State:
$3,333
Here:
3.2% of AGI
State:
3.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $6,888 (reported on 79.0% of returns)
56515:
$6,888
State:
$8,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,523 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,523
State:
$1,523
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.2%
Here:
69%
State:
59%
(% for various income ranges: 64.0% for AGIs below $10k, 59.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 53 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,276
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (12 now married, 1 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 388 (173 now married, 214 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 56515 with a mortgage: 517 (39 second mortgage, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 30
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,525 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $632
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.0%
Whole state:
9.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
2.3%
Whole state:
5.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.8
State:
7.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
3.8
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 56515: Clitherall Lake Campground (A), Woodland Beach Resort and Campground (B), Red Lantern Resort and Campground (C), Otter Tail Lake Campground (D), Balmoral Golf Course (E), Camp Corliss (F), Minnechoka Camp (G), Battle Lake Police Department (H), Battle Lake Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 56515 include: Bethel Church (A), Eagle Lake Church (B), Grue Church (C), Zion Lutheran Church (D), Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church (E), Trefoldighed Lutheran Church (F), Battle Lake Alliance Church (G), Tordenskjold Church (H), Trefoldighed Minighed Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery (1), Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (2), Otter Tail County Sanitorium Cemetery (3), Eagle Lake Cemetery (4), Grue Cemetery (5), Oak Hill Farm Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Beauty Shore Lake (A), Otter Tail Lake (B), West Battle Lake (C), Twin Lakes (D), Torgerson Lake (E), Third Silver Lake (F), Sunset Lake (G), Second Silver Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 56515 include: Halverson Park (1), Amor Park (2), Craigie Flour Mill Historical Marker (3), Old Clitherall Historical Marker (4), Glendalough State Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 68 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 645 2-persons, 115 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 396 1-person, 47 2-persons, 1 3-persons
331 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (17 men, 19 women).
99.5% of residents of 56515 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 9% well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 7% well, 4% not at all).
Foreign born population: 32 (1.2%) (90.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.2%
Whole state:
8.7%
25%Bhutan
19%India
9%Honduras
6%Sweden
6%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
6%El Salvador
3%France
30%German
26%Norwegian
8%Scandinavian
6%American
5%Swedish
4%Irish
3%English
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
12000 to 2009
11990 to 1999
40Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BATTLE LAKE REVIEW (114 LAKE AVE in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND108507898, CESQG, RCRIS-MND108507898, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NEWSPAPERS: PUBLISHING, OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING Organizations: REVIEW ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
OTTER TAIL WATER MGMT DIST (RT 2, BOX 319 in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - PCS-MN0052809, NPDES NON-MAJOR National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: OTTER TAIL WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: OTTER TAIL WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, OTTERTAIL LAKE AREA SSD
BATTLE LAKE (CITY HALL in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MN1560001 11, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-MN1560001 5, SDWIS-MN1560001 7, Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
BATTLE LAKE CENEX (HWY 210 W in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MNR000003210, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, RCRIS-MNR000003210, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: PERHAM COOP CREAMERY (CONTACT/OWNER)
BATTLE LAKE SMALL ENGINE (110 W HENNING in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
STATE MASTER (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency permits and compilance tracking) - RCRAINFO-MND985703511, CESQG, RCRIS-MND985703511, Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: RAMBERG DALE (CONTACT/OWNER)
BATTLE LAKE EL. (402 SUMMIT STREET W. in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010542010
BATTLE LAKE SEC. (402 SUMMIT STREET W. in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-010542020
ACCURATE PUBLISHING AND PRINTING (112 MAIN ST SE in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BATTLE LAKE AREA (1 MI W OF BATTLE LAKE ALONG 210 in BATTLE LAKE, MN)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%
35.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
28.9%Utility gas
25.0%Electricity
5.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3.3%Wood
1.2%Other fuel
1.0%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 2,143. Population change in the 1990s: +590 (+27.5%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,051
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 480
South: 104
West: 103
67% of the 56515 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
86% of the 56515 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Here:
17.5%
Minnesota:
12.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:
5.6%
Minnesota:
8.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Minnesota:
26.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
92,074Computer and mathematical occupations
84,108Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
79,044Management occupations
74,788Business and financial operations occupations
67,846Architecture and engineering occupations
58,230Law enforcement workers including supervisors
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 2 establishments)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Bowling Centers (20-49: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (20-49: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Residential Property Managers (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
98 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
5 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
126 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 18 took place in 2012, and the least - 2 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (45.8%), and Structure Fires (28.8%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 56515