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56081

ZIP 56081 is Saint James, Minnesota, mostly in Watonwan County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Watonwan +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,172
Coordinates
43.9929, -94.6348
☼ Live from 56081 — Saint James, MN

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Where 56081 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56081
  • 🔢 Type 56081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56081 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56080 (Saint Clair, MN, 39 mi away) and 56082 (Saint Peter, MN, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56081 becomes 18065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Neffs, PA, 995 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 1,247 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯352 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56081 and you would come out at 43.99°S, 85.37°E — 806 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 177.5 square miles of land, 56081 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 135 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,172This ZIP6,172
Households2,373This ZIP2,373
Housing units2,790This ZIP2,790
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,337This ZIP$67,337Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$163,800This ZIP$163,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$844This ZIP$844Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density34.8 / sq miThis ZIP34.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments141This ZIP141
Employees1,908This ZIP1,908
Annual payroll$93,440,000This ZIP$93,440,000
Tax returns filed2,740This ZIP2,740
Total adjusted gross income$178,431,000This ZIP$178,431,000

Land area

Land area177.45 sq miThis ZIP177.45 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Counties 56081 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Watonwan County 95.9%
Brown County 4.1%

Other place names in 56081

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ZIP codes near 56081

ZIPCityDistance
56056 La Salle, MN 6.2 mi
56120 Butterfield, MN 8.1 mi
56060 Lewisville, MN 10.6 mi
56162 Ormsby, MN 10.7 mi
56022 Darfur, MN 10.9 mi
56062 Madelia, MN 11.6 mi
56041 Hanska, MN 12.7 mi
56160 Odin, MN 14.1 mi
56088 Truman, MN 14.5 mi
56176 Trimont, MN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56081?

56081 is in Saint James, Minnesota, in Watonwan County. Its published point location is 43.9929, -94.6348.

What county is 56081 in?

56081 spans 2 counties: Watonwan County and Brown County. Most of it falls in Watonwan 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 56081?

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

What time zone is 56081 in?

56081 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56081?

About 6,172 people live in ZIP code 56081, in 2,373 households, at 34.8 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 56081?

$67,337 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56081?

The closest are 56056 (6.2 mi), 56120 (8.1 mi), 56060 (10.6 mi), 56162 (10.7 mi) and 56022 (10.9 mi).

Is 56081 a PO Box ZIP code?

56081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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