56073
ZIP 56073 is New Ulm, Minnesota, mostly in Brown County; area code 507; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Brown +2 more
- Metro area
- New Ulm, MN
- Population
- 17,339
- Coordinates
- 44.3068, -94.4695
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Where 56073 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 56073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,073 = 3 × 18691. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101101100001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56072 (New Richland, MN, 55 mi away) and 56074 (Nicollet, MN, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56073 becomes 37065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Franklin, TN, 704 miles away.
- 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05673, 05736, 05763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06375 in Quaker Hill, CT, 1,146 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯374 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56073 and you would come out at 44.31°S, 85.53°E — 801 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 51m.
- 📏 At 200.6 square miles of land, 56073 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 152 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17,339This ZIP17,339 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,344This ZIP7,344 |
| Housing units | 7,718This ZIP7,718 |
| Median age | 41.0This ZIP41.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $70,250This ZIP$70,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $218,700This ZIP$218,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $959This ZIP$959Minnesota$1,280US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.2%This ZIP27.2% |
| Mean commute | 13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min |
| Population density | 86.4 / sq miThis ZIP86.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 499This ZIP499 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9,829This ZIP9,829 |
| Annual payroll | $497,545,000This ZIP$497,545,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 8,710This ZIP8,710 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $618,423,000This ZIP$618,423,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 200.60 sq miThis ZIP200.60 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.07 sq miThis ZIP3.07 sq mi |
Counties 56073 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Brown County | 55.6% |
| Nicollet County | 38.4% |
| Blue Earth County | 6.0% |
Other place names in 56073
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56073
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56084 | Searles, MN | 5.7 mi |
56030 | Essig, MN | 6.8 mi |
56021 | Courtland, MN | 7.7 mi |
56054 | Lafayette, MN | 10.2 mi |
56041 | Hanska, MN | 10.5 mi |
56085 | Sleepy Eye, MN | 13.1 mi |
56074 | Nicollet, MN | 13.5 mi |
55335 | Gibbon, MN | 16.0 mi |
56055 | Lake Crystal, MN | 16.9 mi |
56056 | La Salle, MN | 17.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56073?
56073 is in New Ulm, Minnesota, in Brown County, part of the New Ulm, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3068, -94.4695.
What county is 56073 in?
56073 spans 3 counties: Brown County, Nicollet County and Blue Earth County. Most of it falls in Brown 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 56073?
New Ulm uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56073 in?
56073 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56073?
About 17,339 people live in ZIP code 56073, in 7,344 households, at 86.4 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 56073?
$70,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56073?
The closest are 56084 (5.7 mi), 56030 (6.8 mi), 56021 (7.7 mi), 56054 (10.2 mi) and 56041 (10.5 mi).
Is 56073 a PO Box ZIP code?
56073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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