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56011

ZIP 56011 is Belle Plaine, Minnesota, mostly in Scott County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scott +3 more
Population
9,921
Coordinates
44.6025, -93.7726
☼ Live from 56011 — Belle Plaine, MN

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Where 56011 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56011
  • 🔢 Type 56011 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,011 = 79 × 709. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56010 (Amboy, MN, 53 mi away) and 56013 (Blue Earth, MN, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56011 becomes 11065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01516 in Douglas, MA, 1,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯411 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56011 and you would come out at 44.60°S, 86.23°E — 821 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 102.2 square miles of land, 56011 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,921This ZIP9,921
Households3,515This ZIP3,515
Housing units3,602This ZIP3,602
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,522This ZIP$102,522Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$345,300This ZIP$345,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,360This ZIP$1,360Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density97.1 / sq miThis ZIP97.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments228This ZIP228
Employees2,016This ZIP2,016
Annual payroll$86,638,000This ZIP$86,638,000
Tax returns filed4,770This ZIP4,770
Total adjusted gross income$397,643,000This ZIP$397,643,000

Land area

Land area102.22 sq miThis ZIP102.22 sq mi
Water area1.74 sq miThis ZIP1.74 sq mi

Counties 56011 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Scott County 67.3%
Sibley County 16.6%
Carver County 9.3%
Le Sueur County 6.7%

Other place names in 56011

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ZIP codes near 56011

ZIPCityDistance
55315 Carver, MN 8.7 mi
56044 Henderson, MN 9.4 mi
55352 Jordan, MN 9.5 mi
56071 New Prague, MN 10.6 mi
55368 Norwood Young America, MN 11.4 mi
55322 Cologne, MN 11.7 mi
55338 Green Isle, MN 12.3 mi
55339 Hamburg, MN 12.3 mi
56058 Le Sueur, MN 13.1 mi
55383 Norwood, MN 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56011?

56011 is in Belle Plaine, Minnesota, in Scott County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6025, -93.7726.

What county is 56011 in?

56011 spans 4 counties: Scott County, Sibley County, Carver County and Le Sueur County. Most of it falls in Scott County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 56011 in?

56011 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56011?

About 9,921 people live in ZIP code 56011, in 3,515 households, at 97.1 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 56011?

$102,522 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56011?

The closest are 55315 (8.7 mi), 56044 (9.4 mi), 55352 (9.5 mi), 56071 (10.6 mi) and 55368 (11.4 mi).

Is 56011 a PO Box ZIP code?

56011 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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