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56054

ZIP 56054 is Lafayette, Minnesota, mostly in Nicollet County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nicollet +1 more
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
853
Coordinates
44.4357, -94.3704
☼ Live from 56054 — Lafayette, MN

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Where 56054 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 56054
  • 🔢 Type 56054 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,054 = 2 × 28027. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56052 (Kilkenny, MN, 41 mi away) and 56055 (Lake Crystal, MN, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56054 becomes 45065 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Lebanon, OH, 628 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04556, 04565, 04655, 05456, 05465, 05654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04655 in Machiasport, ME, 1,323 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯384 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56054 and you would come out at 44.44°S, 85.63°E — 801 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 53.6 square miles of land, 56054 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population853This ZIP853
Households328This ZIP328
Housing units365This ZIP365
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,214This ZIP$93,214Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$198,200This ZIP$198,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$940This ZIP$940Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density15.9 / sq miThis ZIP15.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees138This ZIP138
Annual payroll$8,642,000This ZIP$8,642,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$36,747,000This ZIP$36,747,000

Land area

Land area53.61 sq miThis ZIP53.61 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 56054 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nicollet County 83.5%
Sibley County 16.5%

Other place names in 56054

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

ZIP codes near 56054

ZIPCityDistance
55396 Winthrop, MN 7.5 mi
56073 New Ulm, MN 10.2 mi
56021 Courtland, MN 10.5 mi
55335 Gibbon, MN 11.2 mi
55334 Gaylord, MN 11.3 mi
56074 Nicollet, MN 11.4 mi
56030 Essig, MN 13.9 mi
56084 Searles, MN 14.7 mi
55307 Arlington, MN 17.1 mi
55332 Fairfax, MN 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56054?

56054 is in Lafayette, Minnesota, in Nicollet County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4357, -94.3704.

What county is 56054 in?

56054 spans 2 counties: Nicollet County and Sibley County. Most of it falls in Nicollet 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 56054?

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

What time zone is 56054 in?

56054 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56054?

About 853 people live in ZIP code 56054, in 328 households, at 15.9 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 56054?

$93,214 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56054?

The closest are 55396 (7.5 mi), 56073 (10.2 mi), 56021 (10.5 mi), 55335 (11.2 mi) and 55334 (11.3 mi).

Is 56054 a PO Box ZIP code?

56054 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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