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56029

ZIP 56029 is Emmons, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
642
Coordinates
43.5178, -93.5361
☼ Live from 56029 — Emmons, MN

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Where 56029 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 56029
  • 🔢 Type 56029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,029 = 43 × 1303. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56028 (Elysian, MN, 50 mi away) and 56030 (Essig, MN, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56029 becomes 92065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ramona, CA, 1,449 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02659, 06259, 09265, 09625, 20659, 20695, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96520 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,578 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯364 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56029 and you would come out at 43.52°S, 86.46°E — 870 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 42.0 square miles of land, 56029 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population642This ZIP642
Households280This ZIP280
Housing units319This ZIP319
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,857This ZIP$67,857Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$122,100This ZIP$122,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density15.3 / sq miThis ZIP15.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$458,000This ZIP$458,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$20,702,000This ZIP$20,702,000

Land area

Land area42.03 sq miThis ZIP42.03 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi

Other place names in 56029

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ZIP codes near 56029

ZIPCityDistance
56089 Twin Lakes, MN 5.3 mi
56020 Conger, MN 6.7 mi
50450 Lake Mills, IA 6.7 mi
50473 Scarville, IA 7.5 mi
56051 Kiester, MN 8.7 mi
56009 Alden, MN 10.0 mi
50453 Leland, IA 12.0 mi
50446 Joice, IA 13.4 mi
56007 Albert Lea, MN 14.5 mi
50478 Thompson, IA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56029?

56029 is in Emmons, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5178, -93.5361.

What county is 56029 in?

56029 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56029?

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

What time zone is 56029 in?

56029 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56029?

About 642 people live in ZIP code 56029, in 280 households, at 15.3 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 56029?

$67,857 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56029?

The closest are 56089 (5.3 mi), 56020 (6.7 mi), 50450 (6.7 mi), 50473 (7.5 mi) and 56051 (8.7 mi).

Is 56029 a PO Box ZIP code?

56029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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