Bingham LakeMN
A town of 135, settled in 1871.
Is Bingham Lake a good place to live?
Bingham Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
135 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bingham Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bingham Lake, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
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Bingham Lake has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Bingham Lake, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.9 jobs for every working resident, most of Bingham Lake’s workers commute out
Bingham Lake’s typical journey to work is 19 minutes, below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Employers in Bingham Lake shed 73 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 47. Half of commuters travel less than 7 miles. Among residents here, 13% live below the poverty line.
| Bingham Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bingham Lake stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a larger share of its adults smoke cigarettes
14% of adults have diabetes in Bingham Lake, above both the Minnesota town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). In Bingham Lake, 32% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Bingham Lake.
| Bingham Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Bingham Lake | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.6% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 5.4% |
| More smokers | 21.3% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Bingham Lake, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Bingham Lake sits above 53% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bingham Lake after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Bingham Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bingham Lake; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Bingham Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Bingham Lake
City in Minnesota, United States
Bingham Lake is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 137 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,421 ft
- ZIP code
- 56118
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Bingham Lake
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Is Bingham Lake, MN a good place to live?
Bingham Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.