Local servicesHospitalEssentia Health Fosston Clinic and Hospital18.9 miPost officeBrooks Post Office2.5 miTown hallOklee City hall4.9 miFire stationOklee Volunteer Fire Department4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportThief River Falls Regional Airport TVF21 miUS highwayUS 592.3 miAmtrakDetroit Lakes, MN DLK68 miCoachErskineJefferson Lines9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56715 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56715 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 1 min5:25 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 24 min8:09 am – 4:33 pm
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People331 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.7163 householdsMedian household income $72,813Median home value $162,500Median rent $429 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $913 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 134 employedMain industries: wholesale trade 23%, manufacturing 18%, education and health care 14%Average commute 29 minutes81% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 15°F, lows -3°F24 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month June50 in of snow a year, on about 36 days5 days above 90°F, 182 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Red Lake Falls station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsTimber Doodle State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 158 acresPolk State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 2,762 acresErskine State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 1,220 acresKakaik State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 204 acresGervais State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 83 acresEnerson State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 283 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRed Lake County, MN, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively LowIce storm Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 363 days measured59 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 9 unhealthy daysMedian index 36, worst day 191main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Beltrami County, MN, 44 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterRed Lake Fallsserves 1,328 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,144 ft349 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
