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56046

ZIP 56046 is Hope, Minnesota, in Steele County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Steele
Metro area
Owatonna, MN
Population
157
Coordinates
43.9678, -93.2689
☼ Live from 56046 — Hope, MN

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Where 56046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56046
  • 🔢 Type 56046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,046 = 2 × 3 × 9341. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56045 (Hollandale, MN, 15 mi away) and 56047 (Huntley, MN, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56046 becomes 64065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lees Summit, MO, 351 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05466, 05664, 06456, 45066, 45660, 46056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06456 in Middle Haddam, CT, 1,062 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯395 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56046 and you would come out at 43.97°S, 86.73°E — 864 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 2.0 square miles of land, 56046 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population157This ZIP157
Households49This ZIP49
Housing units49This ZIP49
Median age27.3This ZIP27.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,042This ZIP$61,042Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$98,900This ZIP$98,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density79.6 / sq miThis ZIP79.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$1,194,000This ZIP$1,194,000

Land area

Land area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 56046

ZIPCityDistance
56026 Ellendale, MN 5.8 mi
55060 Owatonna, MN 6.7 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 10.2 mi
55917 Blooming Prairie, MN 11.2 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 13.2 mi
55924 Claremont, MN 13.4 mi
56093 Waseca, MN 14.1 mi
55049 Medford, MN 14.5 mi
56045 Hollandale, MN 14.7 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56046?

56046 is in Hope, Minnesota, in Steele County, part of the Owatonna, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9678, -93.2689.

What county is 56046 in?

56046 lies in Steele County.

What area code is 56046?

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

What time zone is 56046 in?

56046 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56046?

About 157 people live in ZIP code 56046, in 49 households, at 79.6 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 56046?

$61,042 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56046?

The closest are 56026 (5.8 mi), 55060 (6.7 mi), 56035 (10.2 mi), 55917 (11.2 mi) and 56072 (13.2 mi).

Is 56046 a PO Box ZIP code?

56046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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