Local servicesHospitalEly - Bloomenson Community Hospital8.6 miPost officeEly Post Office8.3 miTown hallEly City Hall8.2 miPoliceEly Police Department8.3 miFire stationMorse Fall Lake Fire Department6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVermilion Community College7.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRange Regional Airport HIB66 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 55731 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 55731 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 3 min5:07 am – 9:10 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 22 min7:54 am – 4:16 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,292 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.82,802 householdsMedian household income $62,900Median home value $202,900Median rent $641 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,090 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 2,473 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 16 minutes61% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 17% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 15°F, lows -7°F31 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month September65 in of snow a year, on about 51 days7 days above 90°F, 200 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ely station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Lakelake · 3.3 miCamp Lakelake · under a milePipestone Fallswaterfall · 1.1 miWegens Pointcape · 1.4 miWhite Hillspeak · 1.1 miNewton Fallswaterfall · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSuperior National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,093,604 acresOld Koschak Farm State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 87 acresBall Fieldsrecreation area · 7.7 miKawishiwi Pines State Scientific and Natural Areastate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 78 acresSnellman Island State Scientific and Natural Areastate conservation land · 14.0 miLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 4,094 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSt. Louis County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025243 of 365 days measured99 moderate, 11 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 12 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 216main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Saint Louis County monitors, MN
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterElyserves 3,258 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,384 ft422 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
