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56048

ZIP 56048 is Janesville, Minnesota, mostly in Waseca County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waseca +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,025
Coordinates
44.0948, -93.7132
☼ Live from 56048 — Janesville, MN

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Where 56048 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 56048
  • 🔢 Type 56048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 113. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56047 (Huntley, MN, 36 mi away) and 56050 (Kasota, MN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56048 becomes 84065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverton, UT, 962 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,281 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯386 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56048 and you would come out at 44.09°S, 86.29°E — 841 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 122.4 square miles of land, 56048 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,025This ZIP4,025
Households1,564This ZIP1,564
Housing units1,711This ZIP1,711
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,532This ZIP$85,532Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$238,600This ZIP$238,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$871This ZIP$871Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density32.9 / sq miThis ZIP32.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees534This ZIP534
Annual payroll$31,597,000This ZIP$31,597,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$148,794,000This ZIP$148,794,000

Land area

Land area122.41 sq miThis ZIP122.41 sq mi
Water area6.79 sq miThis ZIP6.79 sq mi

Counties 56048 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Waseca County 75.8%
Blue Earth County 24.3%

Other place names in 56048

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ZIP codes near 56048

ZIPCityDistance
56078 Pemberton, MN 6.6 mi
56024 Eagle Lake, MN 7.1 mi
56080 Saint Clair, MN 7.2 mi
56028 Elysian, MN 9.1 mi
56093 Waseca, MN 9.9 mi
56063 Madison Lake, MN 9.9 mi
56096 Waterville, MN 11.7 mi
56091 Waldorf, MN 12.5 mi
56001 Mankato, MN 13.4 mi
56065 Mapleton, MN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56048?

56048 is in Janesville, Minnesota, in Waseca County. Its published point location is 44.0948, -93.7132.

What county is 56048 in?

56048 spans 2 counties: Waseca County and Blue Earth County. Most of it falls in Waseca County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 56048?

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

What time zone is 56048 in?

56048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56048?

About 4,025 people live in ZIP code 56048, in 1,564 households, at 32.9 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 56048?

$85,532 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56048?

The closest are 56078 (6.6 mi), 56024 (7.1 mi), 56080 (7.2 mi), 56028 (9.1 mi) and 56093 (9.9 mi).

Is 56048 a PO Box ZIP code?

56048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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