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56032

ZIP 56032 is Freeborn, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
407
Coordinates
43.7771, -93.5687
☼ Live from 56032 — Freeborn, MN

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Where 56032 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 56032
  • 🔢 Type 56032 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,032 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 103. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56031 (Fairmont, MN, 46 mi away) and 56033 (Frost, MN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56032 becomes 23065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gum Spring, VA, 914 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02653 in Orleans, MA, 1,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯375 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56032 and you would come out at 43.78°S, 86.43°E — 859 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 3.1 square miles of land, 56032 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population407This ZIP407
Households168This ZIP168
Housing units188This ZIP188
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$50,000This ZIP$50,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$103,100This ZIP$103,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$820This ZIP$820Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density132.4 / sq miThis ZIP132.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$2,496,000This ZIP$2,496,000

Land area

Land area3.07 sq miThis ZIP3.07 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 56032

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ZIP codes near 56032

ZIPCityDistance
56042 Hartland, MN 4.6 mi
56009 Alden, MN 8.0 mi
56097 Wells, MN 8.2 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 8.8 mi
56091 Waldorf, MN 11.1 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 11.3 mi
56020 Conger, MN 11.4 mi
56068 Minnesota Lake, MN 13.3 mi
56007 Albert Lea, MN 14.6 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56032?

56032 is in Freeborn, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7771, -93.5687.

What county is 56032 in?

56032 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56032?

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

What time zone is 56032 in?

56032 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56032?

About 407 people live in ZIP code 56032, in 168 households, at 132.4 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 56032?

$50,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56032?

The closest are 56042 (4.6 mi), 56009 (8 mi), 56097 (8.2 mi), 56072 (8.8 mi) and 56091 (11.1 mi).

Is 56032 a PO Box ZIP code?

56032 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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