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56072

ZIP 56072 is New Richland, Minnesota, mostly in Waseca County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waseca +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,228
Coordinates
43.8992, -93.5171
☼ Live from 56072 — New Richland, MN

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Where 56072 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 56072
  • 🔢 Type 56072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 43 × 163. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56071 (New Prague, MN, 44 mi away) and 56073 (New Ulm, MN, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56072 becomes 27065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02675 in Yarmouth Port, MA, 1,186 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯383 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56072 and you would come out at 43.90°S, 86.48°E — 856 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 121.0 square miles of land, 56072 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,228This ZIP2,228
Households913This ZIP913
Housing units1,068This ZIP1,068
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,417This ZIP$80,417Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$205,400This ZIP$205,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density18.4 / sq miThis ZIP18.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees192This ZIP192
Annual payroll$8,292,000This ZIP$8,292,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$87,536,000This ZIP$87,536,000

Land area

Land area120.97 sq miThis ZIP120.97 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Counties 56072 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Waseca County 77.9%
Steele County 14.0%
Freeborn County 7.8%
Faribault County 0.3%

Other place names in 56072

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ZIP codes near 56072

ZIPCityDistance
56042 Hartland, MN 6.8 mi
56091 Waldorf, MN 8.5 mi
56032 Freeborn, MN 8.8 mi
56093 Waseca, MN 11.3 mi
56026 Ellendale, MN 11.3 mi
56016 Clarks Grove, MN 12.8 mi
56046 Hope, MN 13.2 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 13.4 mi
56078 Pemberton, MN 14.2 mi
56068 Minnesota Lake, MN 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56072?

56072 is in New Richland, Minnesota, in Waseca County. Its published point location is 43.8992, -93.5171.

What county is 56072 in?

56072 spans 4 counties: Waseca County, Steele County, Freeborn County and Faribault 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 56072?

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

What time zone is 56072 in?

56072 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56072?

About 2,228 people live in ZIP code 56072, in 913 households, at 18.4 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 56072?

$80,417 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56072?

The closest are 56042 (6.8 mi), 56091 (8.5 mi), 56032 (8.8 mi), 56093 (11.3 mi) and 56026 (11.3 mi).

Is 56072 a PO Box ZIP code?

56072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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