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56034

ZIP 56034 is Garden City, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
393
Coordinates
44.0286, -94.1820
☼ Live from 56034 — Garden City, MN

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Where 56034 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 56034
  • 🔢 Type 56034 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,034 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 283. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56033 (Frost, MN, 34 mi away) and 56035 (Geneva, MN, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56034 becomes 43065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Powell, OH, 627 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04653 in Bass Harbor, ME, 1,277 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯368 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56034 and you would come out at 44.03°S, 85.82°E — 824 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 28.3 square miles of land, 56034 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population393This ZIP393
Households166This ZIP166
Housing units178This ZIP178
Median age55.8This ZIP55.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$98,750This ZIP$98,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$191,400This ZIP$191,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density13.9 / sq miThis ZIP13.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees105This ZIP105
Annual payroll$4,459,000This ZIP$4,459,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$20,782,000This ZIP$20,782,000

Land area

Land area28.34 sq miThis ZIP28.34 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 56034

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

ZIP codes near 56034

ZIPCityDistance
56090 Vernon Center, MN 5.8 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 7.2 mi
56055 Lake Crystal, MN 7.4 mi
56010 Amboy, MN 9.8 mi
56062 Madelia, MN 11.6 mi
56001 Mankato, MN 12.2 mi
56002 Mankato, MN 12.4 mi
56003 Mankato, MN 13.9 mi
56060 Lewisville, MN 14.6 mi
56065 Mapleton, MN 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56034?

56034 is in Garden City, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0286, -94.1820.

What county is 56034 in?

56034 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56034?

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

What time zone is 56034 in?

56034 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56034?

About 393 people live in ZIP code 56034, in 166 households, at 13.9 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 56034?

$98,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56034?

The closest are 56090 (5.8 mi), 56037 (7.2 mi), 56055 (7.4 mi), 56010 (9.8 mi) and 56062 (11.6 mi).

Is 56034 a PO Box ZIP code?

56034 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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