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56057

ZIP 56057 is Le Center, Minnesota, in Le Sueur County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Le Sueur
Population
3,919
Coordinates
44.3913, -93.7221
☼ Live from 56057 — Le Center, MN

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Where 56057 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 56057
  • 🔢 Type 56057 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,057 = 29 × 1933. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56056 (La Salle, MN, 48 mi away) and 56058 (Le Sueur, MN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56057 becomes 75065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Dallas, TX, 799 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05657, 05675, 05765, 06755, 50567, 50576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05675 in Washington, VT, 1,052 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯402 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56057 and you would come out at 44.39°S, 86.28°E — 830 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 85.2 square miles of land, 56057 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,919This ZIP3,919
Households1,445This ZIP1,445
Housing units1,585This ZIP1,585
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$91,250This ZIP$91,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$248,300This ZIP$248,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$899This ZIP$899Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density46.0 / sq miThis ZIP46.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees1,039This ZIP1,039
Annual payroll$73,897,000This ZIP$73,897,000
Tax returns filed1,910This ZIP1,910
Total adjusted gross income$138,992,000This ZIP$138,992,000

Land area

Land area85.20 sq miThis ZIP85.20 sq mi
Water area2.44 sq miThis ZIP2.44 sq mi

Other place names in 56057

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

ZIP codes near 56057

ZIPCityDistance
56017 Cleveland, MN 7.6 mi
56069 Montgomery, MN 9.0 mi
56052 Kilkenny, MN 9.2 mi
56058 Le Sueur, MN 10.1 mi
56028 Elysian, MN 11.4 mi
56096 Waterville, MN 11.7 mi
56071 New Prague, MN 12.2 mi
56063 Madison Lake, MN 13.1 mi
56050 Kasota, MN 14.4 mi
56011 Belle Plaine, MN 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56057?

56057 is in Le Center, Minnesota, in Le Sueur County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3913, -93.7221.

What county is 56057 in?

56057 lies in Le Sueur County.

What area code is 56057?

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

What time zone is 56057 in?

56057 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56057?

About 3,919 people live in ZIP code 56057, in 1,445 households, at 46.0 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 56057?

$91,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56057?

The closest are 56017 (7.6 mi), 56069 (9 mi), 56052 (9.2 mi), 56058 (10.1 mi) and 56028 (11.4 mi).

Is 56057 a PO Box ZIP code?

56057 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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