ZIP Code 56043

Households in ZIP code 56043, near Albert Lea, earn a median of $97,708, with per-capita income at $46,036 — placing the area in middle- to upper-middle-income territory rather than among the affluent. Homes carry a median value of $177,100, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.11% means owners pay roughly $1,966 annually on a house at that value. Sales tax adds 7.38% to purchases. Together these figures describe a community where earnings are solid but not extravagant, and where property and sales taxes take a steady, ongoing share of household budgets.