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56085

ZIP 56085 is Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, mostly in Brown County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brown +1 more
Metro area
New Ulm, MN
Population
5,047
Coordinates
44.2914, -94.7336
☼ Live from 56085 — Sleepy Eye, MN

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Where 56085 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 56085
  • 🔢 Type 56085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,085 = 3 × 5 × 3739. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56084 (Searles, MN, 15 mi away) and 56087 (Springfield, MN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56085 becomes 58065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pillsbury, ND, 249 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05658, 06855, 08556, 50568, 50586, 50658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85650 in Sierra Vista, AZ, 1,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯366 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56085 and you would come out at 44.29°S, 85.27°E — 791 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 205.9 square miles of land, 56085 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 156 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,047This ZIP5,047
Households2,120This ZIP2,120
Housing units2,385This ZIP2,385
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,000This ZIP$73,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$167,100This ZIP$167,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$784This ZIP$784Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density24.5 / sq miThis ZIP24.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,947This ZIP1,947
Annual payroll$119,329,000This ZIP$119,329,000
Tax returns filed2,590This ZIP2,590
Total adjusted gross income$295,185,000This ZIP$295,185,000

Land area

Land area205.95 sq miThis ZIP205.95 sq mi
Water area1.15 sq miThis ZIP1.15 sq mi

Counties 56085 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Brown County 95.7%
Redwood County 4.3%

Other place names in 56085

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ZIP codes near 56085

ZIPCityDistance
56030 Essig, MN 6.8 mi
56087 Springfield, MN 12.5 mi
56266 Morgan, MN 12.7 mi
56073 New Ulm, MN 13.1 mi
56041 Hanska, MN 13.4 mi
56019 Comfrey, MN 14.4 mi
56084 Searles, MN 15.4 mi
55332 Fairfax, MN 15.9 mi
56056 La Salle, MN 16.9 mi
56022 Darfur, MN 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56085?

56085 is in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, in Brown County, part of the New Ulm, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2914, -94.7336.

What county is 56085 in?

56085 spans 2 counties: Brown County and Redwood 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 56085?

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

What time zone is 56085 in?

56085 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56085?

About 5,047 people live in ZIP code 56085, in 2,120 households, at 24.5 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 56085?

$73,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56085?

The closest are 56030 (6.8 mi), 56087 (12.5 mi), 56266 (12.7 mi), 56073 (13.1 mi) and 56041 (13.4 mi).

Is 56085 a PO Box ZIP code?

56085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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