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56010

ZIP 56010 is Amboy, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
1,159
Coordinates
43.8862, -94.1798
☼ Live from 56010 — Amboy, MN

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Where 56010 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56010
  • 🔢 Type 56010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,010 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 1867. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56009 (Alden, MN, 35 mi away) and 56011 (Belle Plaine, MN, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56010 becomes 01065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,139 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯360 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56010 and you would come out at 43.89°S, 85.82°E — 829 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 81.8 square miles of land, 56010 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,159This ZIP1,159
Households489This ZIP489
Housing units555This ZIP555
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,156This ZIP$80,156Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$167,900This ZIP$167,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$750This ZIP$750Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density14.2 / sq miThis ZIP14.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees182This ZIP182
Annual payroll$5,777,000This ZIP$5,777,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$39,468,000This ZIP$39,468,000

Land area

Land area81.76 sq miThis ZIP81.76 sq mi
Water area2.22 sq miThis ZIP2.22 sq mi

Other place names in 56010

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ZIP codes near 56010

ZIPCityDistance
56090 Vernon Center, MN 5.1 mi
56098 Winnebago, MN 6.4 mi
56034 Garden City, MN 9.8 mi
56047 Huntley, MN 11.1 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 11.1 mi
56023 Delavan, MN 11.5 mi
56060 Lewisville, MN 13.3 mi
56065 Mapleton, MN 13.9 mi
56088 Truman, MN 14.5 mi
56025 Easton, MN 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56010?

56010 is in Amboy, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8862, -94.1798.

What county is 56010 in?

56010 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56010?

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

What time zone is 56010 in?

56010 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56010?

About 1,159 people live in ZIP code 56010, in 489 households, at 14.2 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 56010?

$80,156 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56010?

The closest are 56090 (5.1 mi), 56098 (6.4 mi), 56034 (9.8 mi), 56047 (11.1 mi) and 56037 (11.1 mi).

Is 56010 a PO Box ZIP code?

56010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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