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56089

ZIP 56089 is Twin Lakes, Minnesota, in Freeborn County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Freeborn
Metro area
Albert Lea, MN
Population
214
Coordinates
43.5680, -93.4575
☼ Live from 56089 — Twin Lakes, MN

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Where 56089 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56089
  • 🔢 Type 56089 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,089 = 11 × 5099. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56088 (Truman, MN, 53 mi away) and 56090 (Vernon Center, MN, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56089 becomes 98065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Snoqualmie, WA, 1,389 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08695, 09658, 09865, 56098, 58069, 59068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09658 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,086 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯369 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56089 and you would come out at 43.57°S, 86.54°E — 871 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 56089 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population214This ZIP214
Households92This ZIP92
Housing units109This ZIP109
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,250This ZIP$56,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$73,300This ZIP$73,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$571This ZIP$571Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%This ZIP3.8%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density39.1 / sq miThis ZIP39.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area5.47 sq miThis ZIP5.47 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 56089

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 56089

ZIPCityDistance
56020 Conger, MN 4.9 mi
56029 Emmons, MN 5.3 mi
56009 Alden, MN 7.9 mi
56007 Albert Lea, MN 9.2 mi
50450 Lake Mills, IA 10.6 mi
56036 Glenville, MN 11.9 mi
50473 Scarville, IA 12.6 mi
56051 Kiester, MN 12.8 mi
50459 Northwood, IA 12.9 mi
56043 Hayward, MN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56089?

56089 is in Twin Lakes, Minnesota, in Freeborn County, part of the Albert Lea, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5680, -93.4575.

What county is 56089 in?

56089 lies in Freeborn County.

What area code is 56089?

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

What time zone is 56089 in?

56089 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56089?

About 214 people live in ZIP code 56089, in 92 households, at 39.1 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 56089?

$56,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56089?

The closest are 56020 (4.9 mi), 56029 (5.3 mi), 56009 (7.9 mi), 56007 (9.2 mi) and 50450 (10.6 mi).

Is 56089 a PO Box ZIP code?

56089 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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