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56043

ZIP 56043 is Hayward, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
423
Coordinates
43.6494, -93.2224
☼ Live from 56043 — Hayward, MN

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Where 56043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56043
  • 🔢 Type 56043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,043 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 479. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56042 (Hartland, MN, 17 mi away) and 56044 (Henderson, MN, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56043 becomes 34065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,235 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯382 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56043 and you would come out at 43.65°S, 86.78°E — 878 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 56m.
  • 📏 At 20.7 square miles of land, 56043 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population423This ZIP423
Households185This ZIP185
Housing units197This ZIP197
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$97,708This ZIP$97,708Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density20.4 / sq miThis ZIP20.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$3,633,000This ZIP$3,633,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$18,190,000This ZIP$18,190,000

Land area

Land area20.74 sq miThis ZIP20.74 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56043

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ZIP codes near 56043

ZIPCityDistance
56007 Albert Lea, MN 5.2 mi
56036 Glenville, MN 6.7 mi
56045 Hollandale, MN 7.6 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 9.8 mi
55912 Austin, MN 11.9 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 12.0 mi
56089 Twin Lakes, MN 13.0 mi
50459 Northwood, IA 13.3 mi
55950 Lansing, MN 14.4 mi
55953 Lyle, MN 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56043?

56043 is in Hayward, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6494, -93.2224.

What county is 56043 in?

56043 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56043?

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

What time zone is 56043 in?

56043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56043?

About 423 people live in ZIP code 56043, in 185 households, at 20.4 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 56043?

$97,708 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56043?

The closest are 56007 (5.2 mi), 56036 (6.7 mi), 56045 (7.6 mi), 56016 (9.8 mi) and 55912 (11.9 mi).

Is 56043 a PO Box ZIP code?

56043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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