mental health in Elk River, minnesota: the lines, the local numbers, and where to look
Elk River: 27,606 people in july 2024[1], up 6.8 percent since the 2020 census while minnesota grew 1.5 percent, 26.8 percent of Sherburne County. ZIP 55330. no psychiatric prescriber with an office in the city; 35 counted in ZIP codes starting 553, at 16.1 prescriptions per patient against 15.1 for the state. the rest of this page is the Elk River version of every number we could source; what we could not verify on 2026-09-24 says so.
if it is bad right now
- 988: call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org.
- emergency: 911.
- Sherburne County mobile crisis team: number on the dhs county list for adults and for children.
not verified today: mn.gov returned a bot check on 2026-09-24, so the Sherburne County number is linked, not printed. the links are the ones the minnesota department of health gives on its help in a crisis page.
Elk River in numbers
the census bureau's five estimates for Elk River run 25,940 in 2020, 26,271 in 2021, 26,767 in 2022, 27,362 in 2023 and 27,606 in 2024[1]: up 0.9 percent in the latest year, with the high point in 2024 and the low in 2020. Sherburne County as a whole had 103,059 people in 2024. Sherburne County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area minnesota statute names[7].
| population, july 2024[1] | 27,606 |
| 2020 census base[1] | 25,839 |
| Sherburne County, july 2024[1] | 103,059 |
| ZIP codes inside the city, largest land share first[2] | 55330 |
| psychiatrists prescribing to medicare, ZIP codes starting 553[3] | 35 |
psychiatrists with a practice address in Elk River
no psychiatric prescriber lists a 2024 medicare practice address in ZIP 55330[3]. that is a fact about where offices are, not about care: people in Elk River see psychiatrists in the wider area, and the 553 rows below are the smallest honest unit for it.
how the psychiatrists around Elk River prescribe
in 2024, the 35 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 553 with eleven or more medicare patients wrote 16.1 prescriptions per medicare patient: about 7 percent more prescriptions per patient than minnesota psychiatrists as a whole (15.1) and about 16 percent more than psychiatrists nationally (14.0).[3] the 35 of them saw 4,173 medicare patients that year, about 119 each against 93 for the average minnesota psychiatrist. drug cost per patient came to $2,017, 7 percent above the state's $1,893. for patients over 65, antipsychotic prescriptions per patient ran 2.4 here, 2.5 across minnesota and 2.1 nationally. medicare only, and not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
| ZIP codes starting 553 | minnesota | united states | |
|---|---|---|---|
| psychiatrists counted | 35 | 532 | 31,123 |
| medicare patients | 4,173 | 49,591 | 2,797,644 |
| prescriptions per patient | 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
| antipsychotic prescriptions per patient over 65 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| drug cost per patient | $2,017 | $1,893 | $1,757 |
what drug companies paid the psychiatrists near Elk River
pre-filled with 55330[2]; the button reads the 2024 open payments file for ZIP codes starting 553 in your browser. legal, mostly meals, proof of nothing: how to read it.
your ZIP goes from your browser to the federal Open Payments database and nowhere else. we do not store it or log it.
the state's count, in one line for Elk River
14.3 suicides per 100,000 minnesotans in 2025, preliminary[4]; 21.2 in entirely rural counties, 12.8 in the twin cities metro group, and Elk River is outside the statutory metro. 53,325 988 contacts statewide in 2023, 6 percent of calls passed to a mobile team[5]. the brief, the 988 summary and the winter evidence: minnesota page.
therapists in Elk River
not verified today: we hold no checked list of therapists or clinics for Elk River and will not print one we have not checked.
paying for care: medical assistance and minnesotacare are at mn.gov/dhs (income limits not quoted: same bot check, 2026-09-24). the sliding-scale checker and therapy cost calculator work anywhere.
the other 166 hours in Elk River
the lines above are for the worst hour. veisund is for the rest of the week in Elk River: post what is going on under a handle you pick, and people who have been through it answer. free, no ads, not a crisis service, not therapy.
questions people ask
Who do I call in a mental health crisis in Elk River?
988 by call or text (or chat at 988lifeline.org), 911 for an emergency, and the Sherburne County mobile crisis team, whose number is on the Minnesota DHS county list linked at the top of this page. That list could not be read by our tools on 2026-09-24, which is why the Sherburne number is linked rather than printed.
How many people live in Elk River, Minnesota?
27,606 at the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, up 6.8 percent from the 2020 census base of 25,839, which is 26.8 percent of Sherburne County's 103,059. Sherburne County is outside the seven-county metropolitan area Minnesota law defines.
How do psychiatrists near Elk River prescribe compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In the 2024 Medicare Part D file, the 35 psychiatrists in ZIP codes starting 553 with eleven or more Medicare patients wrote 16.1 prescriptions per patient, against 15.1 for Minnesota psychiatrists as a whole and 14.0 nationally; drug cost per patient was $2,017 in the area, $1,893 statewide and $1,757 nationally. Medicare only, not adjusted for how sick the patients are.
Can I see whether a psychiatrist near Elk River was paid by a drug company?
Yes: the lookup above is pre-filled with 55330, the ZIP covering the largest part of Elk River, and reads the 2024 Open Payments file for ZIP codes starting 553 when you press the button. Legal, and not proof of anything.
nearby
St. Cloud · Maple Grove · Burnsville · Eden Prairie · Minnetonka · Shakopee · Andover · Savage · all minnesota cities
sources
- Census Bureau, SUB-EST2024 Minnesota: Elk River city and Sherburne County rows. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2024/cities/totals/sub-est2024_27.csv
- Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place file: Elk River. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider 2024: ZIP codes starting 553, Minnesota, nation. https://data.cms.gov/provider-summary-by-type-of-service/medicare-part-d-prescribers/medicare-part-d-prescribers-by-provider
- MDH Data Brief: Suicide Rate up 4% in 2025. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/documents/2025suicidedatabrief.pdf
- MDH, Minnesota 988 Lifeline 2023 Summary. https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/suicide/documents/lifelinesum23.pdf
- DHS adult crisis contacts, Sherburne County row (not readable 2026-09-24). https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/health-care/mental-health/resources/crisis-contacts.jsp
- Minn. Stat. 473.121. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/473.121
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