56030
ZIP 56030 is Essig, Minnesota, in Brown County; area code 507; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Brown
- Metro area
- New Ulm, MN
- Population
- 30
- Coordinates
- 44.3248, -94.6048
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Where 56030 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.
- 🔢 Type 56030 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,030 = 2 × 5 × 13 × 431. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101101011011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56029 (Emmons, MN, 77 mi away) and 56031 (Fairmont, MN, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56030 becomes 03065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00653, 03605, 05036, 05360, 05603, 06035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00653 in Guanica, PR, 2,425 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯371 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56030 and you would come out at 44.32°S, 85.40°E — 795 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
- 📏 At 0.019 square miles of land, 56030 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 9 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30This ZIP30 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5This ZIP5 |
| Housing units | 5This ZIP5 |
| Median age | 15.5This ZIP15.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,625This ZIP$60,625Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.1%This ZIP9.1% |
| Population density | 1,578.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,578.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56030
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56030
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56085 | Sleepy Eye, MN | 6.8 mi |
56073 | New Ulm, MN | 6.8 mi |
56084 | Searles, MN | 10.7 mi |
56041 | Hanska, MN | 11.8 mi |
56054 | Lafayette, MN | 13.9 mi |
55332 | Fairfax, MN | 14.3 mi |
55335 | Gibbon, MN | 14.5 mi |
56021 | Courtland, MN | 14.5 mi |
56266 | Morgan, MN | 16.7 mi |
56056 | La Salle, MN | 17.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56030?
56030 is in Essig, Minnesota, in Brown County, part of the New Ulm, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3248, -94.6048.
What county is 56030 in?
56030 lies in Brown County.
What area code is 56030?
Essig uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56030 in?
56030 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56030?
About 30 people live in ZIP code 56030, in 5 households, at 1,578.9 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 56030?
$60,625 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56030?
The closest are 56085 (6.8 mi), 56073 (6.8 mi), 56084 (10.7 mi), 56041 (11.8 mi) and 56054 (13.9 mi).
Is 56030 a PO Box ZIP code?
56030 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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