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56026

ZIP 56026 is Ellendale, Minnesota, mostly in Steele County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Steele +2 more
Metro area
Owatonna, MN
Population
2,124
Coordinates
43.8857, -93.2910
☼ Live from 56026 — Ellendale, MN

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Where 56026 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56026
  • 🔢 Type 56026 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,026 = 2 × 109 × 257. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56025 (Easton, MN, 33 mi away) and 56027 (Elmore, MN, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56026 becomes 62065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Michael, IL, 350 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06256 in North Windham, CT, 1,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯391 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56026 and you would come out at 43.89°S, 86.71°E — 866 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 103.5 square miles of land, 56026 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,124This ZIP2,124
Households815This ZIP815
Housing units863This ZIP863
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,169This ZIP$100,169Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$232,700This ZIP$232,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$818This ZIP$818Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees205This ZIP205
Annual payroll$8,581,000This ZIP$8,581,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$69,495,000This ZIP$69,495,000

Land area

Land area103.47 sq miThis ZIP103.47 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Counties 56026 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Steele County 61.4%
Freeborn County 37.9%
Waseca County 0.7%

Other place names in 56026

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ZIP codes near 56026

ZIPCityDistance
56035 Geneva, MN 4.7 mi
56046 Hope, MN 5.8 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 8.9 mi
56045 Hollandale, MN 9.6 mi
55917 Blooming Prairie, MN 10.7 mi
56042 Hartland, MN 11.1 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 11.3 mi
55060 Owatonna, MN 12.4 mi
56007 Albert Lea, MN 15.6 mi
56032 Freeborn, MN 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56026?

56026 is in Ellendale, Minnesota, in Steele County, part of the Owatonna, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8857, -93.2910.

What county is 56026 in?

56026 spans 3 counties: Steele County, Freeborn County and Waseca County. Most of it falls in Steele 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 area code is 56026?

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

What time zone is 56026 in?

56026 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56026?

About 2,124 people live in ZIP code 56026, in 815 households, at 20.5 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 56026?

$100,169 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56026?

The closest are 56035 (4.7 mi), 56046 (5.8 mi), 56016 (8.9 mi), 56045 (9.6 mi) and 55917 (10.7 mi).

Is 56026 a PO Box ZIP code?

56026 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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