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56078

ZIP 56078 is Pemberton, Minnesota, mostly in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth +1 more
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
451
Coordinates
44.0059, -93.7609
☼ Live from 56078 — Pemberton, MN

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Where 56078 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 56078
  • 🔢 Type 56078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,078 = 2 × 11 × 2549. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56075 (Northrop, MN, 39 mi away) and 56080 (Saint Clair, MN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56078 becomes 87065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05678, 05768, 05867, 06758, 06785, 06857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78560 in La Joya, TX, 1,254 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯380 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56078 and you would come out at 44.01°S, 86.24°E — 842 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 25.4 square miles of land, 56078 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population451This ZIP451
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units192This ZIP192
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,208This ZIP$80,208Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$200,000This ZIP$200,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,607This ZIP$1,607Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density17.7 / sq miThis ZIP17.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$1,005,000This ZIP$1,005,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$15,010,000This ZIP$15,010,000

Land area

Land area25.43 sq miThis ZIP25.43 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 56078 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Blue Earth County 50.2%
Waseca County 49.8%

Other place names in 56078

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ZIP codes near 56078

ZIPCityDistance
56048 Janesville, MN 6.6 mi
56080 Saint Clair, MN 7.1 mi
56091 Waldorf, MN 7.3 mi
56065 Mapleton, MN 9.0 mi
56068 Minnesota Lake, MN 10.0 mi
56024 Eagle Lake, MN 10.3 mi
56093 Waseca, MN 12.6 mi
56001 Mankato, MN 13.7 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 13.8 mi
56072 New Richland, MN 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56078?

56078 is in Pemberton, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0059, -93.7609.

What county is 56078 in?

56078 spans 2 counties: Blue Earth 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 56078?

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

What time zone is 56078 in?

56078 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56078?

About 451 people live in ZIP code 56078, in 161 households, at 17.7 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 56078?

$80,208 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56078?

The closest are 56048 (6.6 mi), 56080 (7.1 mi), 56091 (7.3 mi), 56065 (9 mi) and 56068 (10 mi).

Is 56078 a PO Box ZIP code?

56078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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