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56090

ZIP 56090 is Vernon Center, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
596
Coordinates
43.9513, -94.2270
☼ Live from 56090 — Vernon Center, MN

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Where 56090 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 56090
  • 🔢 Type 56090 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,090 = 2 × 5 × 71 × 79. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56089 (Twin Lakes, MN, 47 mi away) and 56091 (Waldorf, MN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56090 becomes 09065, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00659, 00956, 00965, 05069, 05609, 05906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09605 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,235 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯362 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56090 and you would come out at 43.95°S, 85.77°E — 824 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 43.0 square miles of land, 56090 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population596This ZIP596
Households244This ZIP244
Housing units263This ZIP263
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$188,600This ZIP$188,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density13.9 / sq miThis ZIP13.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$3,649,000This ZIP$3,649,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$24,194,000This ZIP$24,194,000

Land area

Land area42.99 sq miThis ZIP42.99 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 56090

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ZIP codes near 56090

ZIPCityDistance
56010 Amboy, MN 5.1 mi
56034 Garden City, MN 5.8 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 10.2 mi
56060 Lewisville, MN 10.8 mi
56098 Winnebago, MN 11.2 mi
56062 Madelia, MN 11.5 mi
56055 Lake Crystal, MN 12.2 mi
56088 Truman, MN 14.4 mi
56047 Huntley, MN 15.2 mi
56065 Mapleton, MN 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56090?

56090 is in Vernon Center, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9513, -94.2270.

What county is 56090 in?

56090 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56090?

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

What time zone is 56090 in?

56090 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56090?

About 596 people live in ZIP code 56090, in 244 households, at 13.9 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 56090?

$73,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56090?

The closest are 56010 (5.1 mi), 56034 (5.8 mi), 56037 (10.2 mi), 56060 (10.8 mi) and 56098 (11.2 mi).

Is 56090 a PO Box ZIP code?

56090 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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