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56037

ZIP 56037 is Good Thunder, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
1,374
Coordinates
44.0112, -94.0386
☼ Live from 56037 — Good Thunder, MN

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Where 56037 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56037
  • 🔢 Type 56037 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,037 = 3 × 18679. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56036 (Glenville, MN, 52 mi away) and 56039 (Granada, MN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56037 becomes 73065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newcastle, OK, 634 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05673, 05736, 05763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06375 in Quaker Hill, CT, 1,124 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯371 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56037 and you would come out at 44.01°S, 85.96°E — 830 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 74.0 square miles of land, 56037 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,374This ZIP1,374
Households624This ZIP624
Housing units682This ZIP682
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,750This ZIP$78,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$258,400This ZIP$258,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$758This ZIP$758Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density18.6 / sq miThis ZIP18.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees117This ZIP117
Annual payroll$4,270,000This ZIP$4,270,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$61,668,000This ZIP$61,668,000

Land area

Land area73.96 sq miThis ZIP73.96 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 56037

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ZIP codes near 56037

ZIPCityDistance
56034 Garden City, MN 7.2 mi
56065 Mapleton, MN 8.5 mi
56001 Mankato, MN 8.6 mi
56080 Saint Clair, MN 10.2 mi
56090 Vernon Center, MN 10.2 mi
56002 Mankato, MN 10.3 mi
56010 Amboy, MN 11.1 mi
56055 Lake Crystal, MN 12.7 mi
56024 Eagle Lake, MN 13.5 mi
56078 Pemberton, MN 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56037?

56037 is in Good Thunder, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0112, -94.0386.

What county is 56037 in?

56037 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56037?

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

What time zone is 56037 in?

56037 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56037?

About 1,374 people live in ZIP code 56037, in 624 households, at 18.6 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 56037?

$78,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56037?

The closest are 56034 (7.2 mi), 56065 (8.5 mi), 56001 (8.6 mi), 56080 (10.2 mi) and 56090 (10.2 mi).

Is 56037 a PO Box ZIP code?

56037 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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