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56028

ZIP 56028 is Elysian, Minnesota, mostly in Le Sueur County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Le Sueur +1 more
Population
1,018
Coordinates
44.2263, -93.7174
☼ Live from 56028 — Elysian, MN

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Where 56028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56028
  • 🔢 Type 56028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,028 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 23 × 29. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56027 (Elmore, MN, 53 mi away) and 56029 (Emmons, MN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56028 becomes 82065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85620 in Naco, AZ, 1,252 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯393 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56028 and you would come out at 44.23°S, 86.28°E — 836 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 17.9 square miles of land, 56028 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,018This ZIP1,018
Households463This ZIP463
Housing units650This ZIP650
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,375This ZIP$93,375Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$338,000This ZIP$338,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,069This ZIP$1,069Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density57.0 / sq miThis ZIP57.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees170This ZIP170
Annual payroll$9,808,000This ZIP$9,808,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$79,993,000This ZIP$79,993,000

Land area

Land area17.87 sq miThis ZIP17.87 sq mi
Water area2.47 sq miThis ZIP2.47 sq mi

Counties 56028 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Le Sueur County 89.8%
Waseca County 10.2%

Other place names in 56028

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 56028

ZIPCityDistance
56063 Madison Lake, MN 5.2 mi
56096 Waterville, MN 5.8 mi
56017 Cleveland, MN 7.4 mi
56024 Eagle Lake, MN 8.3 mi
56048 Janesville, MN 9.1 mi
56052 Kilkenny, MN 10.5 mi
56057 Le Center, MN 11.4 mi
56050 Kasota, MN 11.6 mi
56080 Saint Clair, MN 12.2 mi
55052 Morristown, MN 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56028?

56028 is in Elysian, Minnesota, in Le Sueur County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2263, -93.7174.

What county is 56028 in?

56028 spans 2 counties: Le Sueur County and Waseca County. Most of it falls in Le Sueur 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 56028?

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

What time zone is 56028 in?

56028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56028?

About 1,018 people live in ZIP code 56028, in 463 households, at 57.0 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 56028?

$93,375 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56028?

The closest are 56063 (5.2 mi), 56096 (5.8 mi), 56017 (7.4 mi), 56024 (8.3 mi) and 56048 (9.1 mi).

Is 56028 a PO Box ZIP code?

56028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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