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Where 56056 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.
- 🔢 Type 56056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101101011111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56055 (Lake Crystal, MN, 18 mi away) and 56057 (Le Center, MN, 48 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56056 becomes 65065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Osage Beach, MO, 422 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05656, 05665, 50566, 50665, 55066, 55606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05665 in North Hyde Park, VT, 1,083 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯358 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56056 and you would come out at 44.07°S, 85.42°E — 805 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 53m.
- 📏 At 1.0 square miles of land, 56056 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 494 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 41.4This ZIP41.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $105,000This ZIP$105,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $111,400This ZIP$111,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.5%This ZIP37.5% |
| Mean commute | 20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min |
| Population density | 53.9 / sq miThis ZIP53.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 36This ZIP36 |
| Annual payroll | $1,495,000This ZIP$1,495,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56056
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56056
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56081 | Saint James, MN | 6.2 mi |
56041 | Hanska, MN | 6.5 mi |
56062 | Madelia, MN | 8.4 mi |
56060 | Lewisville, MN | 12.1 mi |
56084 | Searles, MN | 12.9 mi |
56022 | Darfur, MN | 12.9 mi |
56120 | Butterfield, MN | 13.1 mi |
56019 | Comfrey, MN | 15.6 mi |
56162 | Ormsby, MN | 16.6 mi |
56085 | Sleepy Eye, MN | 16.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56056?
56056 is in La Salle, Minnesota, in Watonwan County. Its published point location is 44.0728, -94.5795.
What county is 56056 in?
56056 lies in Watonwan County.
What area code is 56056?
La Salle uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56056 in?
56056 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56056?
About 55 people live in ZIP code 56056, in 28 households, at 53.9 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 56056?
$105,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56056?
The closest are 56081 (6.2 mi), 56041 (6.5 mi), 56062 (8.4 mi), 56060 (12.1 mi) and 56084 (12.9 mi).
Is 56056 a PO Box ZIP code?
56056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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