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56016

ZIP 56016 is Clarks Grove, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
989
Coordinates
43.7621, -93.3431
☼ Live from 56016 — Clarks Grove, MN

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Where 56016 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56016
  • 🔢 Type 56016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 389. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56014 (Bricelyn, MN, 27 mi away) and 56017 (Cleveland, MN, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56016 becomes 61065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Poplar Grove, IL, 246 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01566 in Sturbridge, MA, 1,079 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯383 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56016 and you would come out at 43.76°S, 86.66°E — 869 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 25.8 square miles of land, 56016 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population989This ZIP989
Households428This ZIP428
Housing units476This ZIP476
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,583This ZIP$89,583Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$209,900This ZIP$209,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density38.3 / sq miThis ZIP38.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees169This ZIP169
Annual payroll$12,209,000This ZIP$12,209,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$31,036,000This ZIP$31,036,000

Land area

Land area25.82 sq miThis ZIP25.82 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 56016

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ZIP codes near 56016

ZIPCityDistance
56035 Geneva, MN 5.3 mi
56045 Hollandale, MN 6.7 mi
56007 Albert Lea, MN 7.1 mi
56042 Hartland, MN 7.6 mi
56026 Ellendale, MN 8.9 mi
56043 Hayward, MN 9.8 mi
56032 Freeborn, MN 11.3 mi
56009 Alden, MN 12.3 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 12.8 mi
56020 Conger, MN 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56016?

56016 is in Clarks Grove, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7621, -93.3431.

What county is 56016 in?

56016 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56016?

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

What time zone is 56016 in?

56016 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56016?

About 989 people live in ZIP code 56016, in 428 households, at 38.3 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 56016?

$89,583 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56016?

The closest are 56035 (5.3 mi), 56045 (6.7 mi), 56007 (7.1 mi), 56042 (7.6 mi) and 56026 (8.9 mi).

Is 56016 a PO Box ZIP code?

56016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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