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56068

ZIP 56068 is Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, mostly in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth +2 more
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
1,041
Coordinates
43.8653, -93.8061
☼ Live from 56068 — Minnesota Lake, MN

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Where 56068 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 56068
  • 🔢 Type 56068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,068 = 2 × 2 × 107 × 131. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56065 (Mapleton, MN, 7 mi away) and 56069 (Montgomery, MN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56068 becomes 86065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05866, 06856, 50668, 56680, 60568, 60586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85066 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,216 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯372 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56068 and you would come out at 43.87°S, 86.19°E — 845 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 65.3 square miles of land, 56068 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,041This ZIP1,041
Households441This ZIP441
Housing units467This ZIP467
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,250This ZIP$74,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$191,800This ZIP$191,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,012This ZIP$1,012Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density15.9 / sq miThis ZIP15.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$4,258,000This ZIP$4,258,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$38,230,000This ZIP$38,230,000

Land area

Land area65.29 sq miThis ZIP65.29 sq mi
Water area3.29 sq miThis ZIP3.29 sq mi

Counties 56068 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Blue Earth County 41.4%
Faribault County 33.0%
Waseca County 25.6%

Other place names in 56068

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ZIP codes near 56068

ZIPCityDistance
56065 Mapleton, MN 6.8 mi
56091 Waldorf, MN 6.9 mi
56025 Easton, MN 9.5 mi
56078 Pemberton, MN 10.0 mi
56097 Wells, MN 11.0 mi
56023 Delavan, MN 12.2 mi
56032 Freeborn, MN 13.3 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 14.6 mi
56080 Saint Clair, MN 15.2 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56068?

56068 is in Minnesota Lake, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8653, -93.8061.

What county is 56068 in?

56068 spans 3 counties: Blue Earth County, Faribault County and Waseca County. Most of it falls in Blue Earth 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 56068?

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

What time zone is 56068 in?

56068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56068?

About 1,041 people live in ZIP code 56068, in 441 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 56068?

$74,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56068?

The closest are 56065 (6.8 mi), 56091 (6.9 mi), 56025 (9.5 mi), 56078 (10 mi) and 56097 (11 mi).

Is 56068 a PO Box ZIP code?

56068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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