ZIP code · Ely · Minnesota · United States
ZIP code 55731 — Ely
ZIP code 55731 serves Ely, Minnesota.
- Postal code
- 55731Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Ely
- County
- St. Louis FIPS 27137
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 47.9034, -91.8570 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 5,292 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 3 / sq mi
- Land area
- 1,606.7 sq mi (4,161.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $62,900
- Per-capita income
- $39,905
- Median age
- 59.8
- Households
- 2,802
- Housing units
- 4,954
- Median home value
- $202,900
- Median gross rent
- $641 / month
- Congressional district
- MN-8 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 3b (-35 to -30 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 218Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 55731
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 77°F), coldest Jan (avg low -4°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 16 | 22 | 36 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 51 | 35 | 21 |
| Avg low °F | -4 | -0 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 51 | 56 | 55 | 46 | 33 | 20 | 4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ELY (1.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 55731
- 2 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 15 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 4 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 2 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 7 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 4 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page