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56074

ZIP 56074 is Nicollet, Minnesota, in Nicollet County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nicollet
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
1,845
Coordinates
44.3269, -94.1969
☼ Live from 56074 — Nicollet, MN

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Where 56074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56074
  • 🔢 Type 56074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,074 = 2 × 23 × 23 × 53. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56073 (New Ulm, MN, 14 mi away) and 56075 (Northrop, MN, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56074 becomes 47065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04576, 04657, 04675, 04756, 04765, 05476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04657 in Meddybemps, ME, 1,310 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯383 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56074 and you would come out at 44.33°S, 85.80°E — 812 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 77.8 square miles of land, 56074 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,845This ZIP1,845
Households699This ZIP699
Housing units726This ZIP726
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$92,813This ZIP$92,813Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$293,700This ZIP$293,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density23.7 / sq miThis ZIP23.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees425This ZIP425
Annual payroll$18,026,000This ZIP$18,026,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$85,698,000This ZIP$85,698,000

Land area

Land area77.82 sq miThis ZIP77.82 sq mi
Water area7.12 sq miThis ZIP7.12 sq mi

Other place names in 56074

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ZIP codes near 56074

ZIPCityDistance
56021 Courtland, MN 6.4 mi
56082 Saint Peter, MN 8.2 mi
56003 Mankato, MN 9.1 mi
56054 Lafayette, MN 11.4 mi
56050 Kasota, MN 13.2 mi
56073 New Ulm, MN 13.5 mi
56084 Searles, MN 13.6 mi
56055 Lake Crystal, MN 13.8 mi
55334 Gaylord, MN 14.4 mi
56002 Mankato, MN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56074?

56074 is in Nicollet, Minnesota, in Nicollet County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3269, -94.1969.

What county is 56074 in?

56074 lies in Nicollet County.

What area code is 56074?

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

What time zone is 56074 in?

56074 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56074?

About 1,845 people live in ZIP code 56074, in 699 households, at 23.7 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 56074?

$92,813 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56074?

The closest are 56021 (6.4 mi), 56082 (8.2 mi), 56003 (9.1 mi), 56054 (11.4 mi) and 56050 (13.2 mi).

Is 56074 a PO Box ZIP code?

56074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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