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56001

ZIP 56001 is in Mankato, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time. Mankato has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 56002 and 56003.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
51,585
Coordinates
44.1282, -93.9790
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Where 56001 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56001
  • 🔢 Type 56001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,001 = 3 × 11 × 1697. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55992 (Zumbrota, MN, 66 mi away) and 56002 (Mankato, MN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56001 becomes 10065 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 1,044 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01560 in South Grafton, MA, 1,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯379 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56001 and you would come out at 44.13°S, 86.02°E — 829 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 114.5 square miles of land, 56001 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,585This ZIP51,585
Households20,350This ZIP20,350
Housing units21,959This ZIP21,959
Median age28.5This ZIP28.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$69,531This ZIP$69,531Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$276,700This ZIP$276,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,134This ZIP$1,134Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%This ZIP35.5%
Mean commute14.5 minThis ZIP14.5 min
Population density450.5 / sq miThis ZIP450.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,568This ZIP1,568
Employees32,189This ZIP32,189
Annual payroll$1,617,837,000This ZIP$1,617,837,000
Tax returns filed22,600This ZIP22,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,579,351,000This ZIP$1,579,351,000

Land area

Land area114.51 sq miThis ZIP114.51 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 56001

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ZIP codes near 56001

ZIPCityDistance
56002 Mankato, MN 2.6 mi
56080 Saint Clair, MN 6.8 mi
56024 Eagle Lake, MN 7.0 mi
56003 Mankato, MN 8.4 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 8.6 mi
56050 Kasota, MN 9.2 mi
56063 Madison Lake, MN 9.9 mi
56034 Garden City, MN 12.2 mi
56055 Lake Crystal, MN 12.7 mi
56048 Janesville, MN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56001?

56001 is in Mankato, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1282, -93.9790.

What county is 56001 in?

56001 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56001?

Mankato uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 56001 in?

56001 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56001?

About 51,585 people live in ZIP code 56001, in 20,350 households, at 450.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 56001?

$69,531 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56001?

The closest are 56002 (2.6 mi), 56080 (6.8 mi), 56024 (7 mi), 56003 (8.4 mi) and 56037 (8.6 mi).

Is 56001 a PO Box ZIP code?

56001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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