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56116

ZIP 56116 is Beaver Creek, Minnesota, in Rock County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock
Metro area
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Population
559
Coordinates
43.6238, -96.3770
☼ Live from 56116 — Beaver Creek, MN

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Where 56116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56116
  • 🔢 Type 56116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,116 = 2 × 2 × 14029. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56115 (Balaton, MN, 47 mi away) and 56117 (Bigelow, MN, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56116 becomes 61165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11566, 15616, 15661, 16156, 16651, 56161, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11566 in Merrick, NY, 1,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯286 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56116 and you would come out at 43.62°S, 83.62°E — 749 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 43.9 square miles of land, 56116 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population559This ZIP559
Households216This ZIP216
Housing units234This ZIP234
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,000This ZIP$95,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$220,800This ZIP$220,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$980This ZIP$980Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density12.7 / sq miThis ZIP12.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$3,184,000This ZIP$3,184,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$22,675,000This ZIP$22,675,000

Land area

Land area43.93 sq miThis ZIP43.93 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 56116

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ZIP codes near 56116

ZIPCityDistance
56138 Hills, MN 6.0 mi
57068 Valley Springs, SD 7.1 mi
56156 Luverne, MN 7.9 mi
56173 Steen, MN 9.6 mi
57005 Brandon, SD 10.7 mi
57030 Garretson, SD 11.4 mi
51241 Larchwood, IA 12.7 mi
51242 Lester, IA 13.4 mi
56134 Hardwick, MN 13.6 mi
56146 Kanaranzi, MN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56116?

56116 is in Beaver Creek, Minnesota, in Rock County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6238, -96.3770.

What county is 56116 in?

56116 lies in Rock County.

What area code is 56116?

Beaver Creek uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 56116 in?

56116 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56116?

About 559 people live in ZIP code 56116, in 216 households, at 12.7 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 56116?

$95,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56116?

The closest are 56138 (6 mi), 57068 (7.1 mi), 56156 (7.9 mi), 56173 (9.6 mi) and 57005 (10.7 mi).

Is 56116 a PO Box ZIP code?

56116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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