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56042

ZIP 56042 is Hartland, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
751
Coordinates
43.8041, -93.4839
☼ Live from 56042 — Hartland, MN

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Where 56042 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 56042
  • 🔢 Type 56042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,042 = 2 × 7 × 4003. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56041 (Hanska, MN, 58 mi away) and 56043 (Hayward, MN, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56042 becomes 24065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boones Mill, VA, 845 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,302 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯380 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56042 and you would come out at 43.80°S, 86.52°E — 861 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 53.4 square miles of land, 56042 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population751This ZIP751
Households311This ZIP311
Housing units332This ZIP332
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,750This ZIP$89,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$205,200This ZIP$205,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$546This ZIP$546Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density14.1 / sq miThis ZIP14.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$6,937,000This ZIP$6,937,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$24,438,000This ZIP$24,438,000

Land area

Land area53.45 sq miThis ZIP53.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56042

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

ZIP codes near 56042

ZIPCityDistance
56032 Freeborn, MN 4.6 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 6.8 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 7.6 mi
56009 Alden, MN 10.3 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 10.6 mi
56026 Ellendale, MN 11.1 mi
56091 Waldorf, MN 12.6 mi
56007 Albert Lea, MN 12.7 mi
56097 Wells, MN 12.8 mi
56020 Conger, MN 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56042?

56042 is in Hartland, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8041, -93.4839.

What county is 56042 in?

56042 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56042?

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

What time zone is 56042 in?

56042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56042?

About 751 people live in ZIP code 56042, in 311 households, at 14.1 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 56042?

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

What ZIP codes are near 56042?

The closest are 56032 (4.6 mi), 56072 (6.8 mi), 56016 (7.6 mi), 56009 (10.3 mi) and 56035 (10.6 mi).

Is 56042 a PO Box ZIP code?

56042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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