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56082

ZIP 56082 is Saint Peter, Minnesota, mostly in Nicollet County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nicollet +1 more
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
14,606
Coordinates
44.3573, -94.0370
☼ Live from 56082 — Saint Peter, MN

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Where 56082 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 56082
  • 🔢 Type 56082 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,082 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 719. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56081 (Saint James, MN, 39 mi away) and 56083 (Sanborn, MN, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56082 becomes 28065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85620 in Naco, AZ, 1,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯390 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56082 and you would come out at 44.36°S, 85.96°E — 818 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 124.2 square miles of land, 56082 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,606This ZIP14,606
Households4,941This ZIP4,941
Housing units5,214This ZIP5,214
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,456This ZIP$71,456Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$275,200This ZIP$275,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$968This ZIP$968Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density117.6 / sq miThis ZIP117.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments272This ZIP272
Employees5,227This ZIP5,227
Annual payroll$263,575,000This ZIP$263,575,000
Tax returns filed6,190This ZIP6,190
Total adjusted gross income$477,077,000This ZIP$477,077,000

Land area

Land area124.15 sq miThis ZIP124.15 sq mi
Water area2.65 sq miThis ZIP2.65 sq mi

Counties 56082 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nicollet County 87.1%
Le Sueur County 12.9%

Other place names in 56082

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ZIP codes near 56082

ZIPCityDistance
56050 Kasota, MN 8.1 mi
56074 Nicollet, MN 8.2 mi
56058 Le Sueur, MN 8.4 mi
56003 Mankato, MN 9.9 mi
56017 Cleveland, MN 11.3 mi
56002 Mankato, MN 13.8 mi
55334 Gaylord, MN 14.4 mi
56063 Madison Lake, MN 14.5 mi
56021 Courtland, MN 14.6 mi
56044 Henderson, MN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56082?

56082 is in Saint Peter, Minnesota, in Nicollet County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3573, -94.0370.

What county is 56082 in?

56082 spans 2 counties: Nicollet County and Le Sueur County. Most of it falls in Nicollet 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 56082?

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

What time zone is 56082 in?

56082 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56082?

About 14,606 people live in ZIP code 56082, in 4,941 households, at 117.6 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 56082?

$71,456 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56082?

The closest are 56050 (8.1 mi), 56074 (8.2 mi), 56058 (8.4 mi), 56003 (9.9 mi) and 56017 (11.3 mi).

Is 56082 a PO Box ZIP code?

56082 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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