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56007

ZIP 56007 is Albert Lea, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
21,377
Coordinates
43.6609, -93.3246
☼ Live from 56007 — Albert Lea, MN

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Where 56007 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56007
  • 🔢 Type 56007 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,007 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56003 (Mankato, MN, 54 mi away) and 56009 (Alden, MN, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56007 becomes 70065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kenner, LA, 957 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00765, 05067, 05076, 05670, 05760, 06057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00765 in Vieques, PR, 2,396 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯379 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56007 and you would come out at 43.66°S, 86.68°E — 873 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 169.3 square miles of land, 56007 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 129 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,377This ZIP21,377
Households8,911This ZIP8,911
Housing units9,776This ZIP9,776
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,846This ZIP$68,846Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$166,900This ZIP$166,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$855This ZIP$855Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density126.3 / sq miThis ZIP126.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments588This ZIP588
Employees9,889This ZIP9,889
Annual payroll$499,912,000This ZIP$499,912,000
Tax returns filed9,910This ZIP9,910
Total adjusted gross income$637,045,000This ZIP$637,045,000

Land area

Land area169.31 sq miThis ZIP169.31 sq mi
Water area6.71 sq miThis ZIP6.71 sq mi

Other place names in 56007

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ZIP codes near 56007

ZIPCityDistance
56043 Hayward, MN 5.2 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 7.1 mi
56045 Hollandale, MN 8.9 mi
56036 Glenville, MN 9.1 mi
56089 Twin Lakes, MN 9.2 mi
56020 Conger, MN 10.8 mi
56009 Alden, MN 11.1 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 11.3 mi
56042 Hartland, MN 12.7 mi
56029 Emmons, MN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56007?

56007 is in Albert Lea, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6609, -93.3246.

What county is 56007 in?

56007 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56007?

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

What time zone is 56007 in?

56007 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56007?

About 21,377 people live in ZIP code 56007, in 8,911 households, at 126.3 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 56007?

$68,846 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56007?

The closest are 56043 (5.2 mi), 56016 (7.1 mi), 56045 (8.9 mi), 56036 (9.1 mi) and 56089 (9.2 mi).

Is 56007 a PO Box ZIP code?

56007 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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