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56117

ZIP 56117 is Bigelow, Minnesota, in Nobles County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nobles
Metro area
Worthington, MN
Population
400
Coordinates
43.5231, -95.6872
☼ Live from 56117 — Bigelow, MN

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Where 56117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56117
  • 🔢 Type 56117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,117 = 17 × 3301. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56116 (Beaver Creek, MN, 35 mi away) and 56118 (Bingham Lake, MN, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56117 becomes 71165 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shreveport, LA, 761 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11576, 11756, 11765, 15617, 15671, 15716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11756 in Levittown, NY, 1,149 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯296 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56117 and you would come out at 43.52°S, 84.31°E — 781 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 23.3 square miles of land, 56117 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population400This ZIP400
Households155This ZIP155
Housing units188This ZIP188
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,438This ZIP$63,438Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$133,000This ZIP$133,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,375This ZIP$1,375Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density17.2 / sq miThis ZIP17.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$961,000This ZIP$961,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$12,675,000This ZIP$12,675,000

Land area

Land area23.28 sq miThis ZIP23.28 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 56117

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ZIP codes near 56117

ZIPCityDistance
56168 Rushmore, MN 8.2 mi
51249 Sibley, IA 8.3 mi
56187 Worthington, MN 8.6 mi
51354 Ocheyedan, IA 10.5 mi
51243 Little Rock, IA 11.9 mi
56165 Reading, MN 14.0 mi
56167 Round Lake, MN 14.1 mi
51345 Harris, IA 14.4 mi
56110 Adrian, MN 14.6 mi
51350 Melvin, IA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56117?

56117 is in Bigelow, Minnesota, in Nobles County, part of the Worthington, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5231, -95.6872.

What county is 56117 in?

56117 lies in Nobles County.

What area code is 56117?

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

What time zone is 56117 in?

56117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56117?

About 400 people live in ZIP code 56117, in 155 households, at 17.2 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 56117?

$63,438 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56117?

The closest are 56168 (8.2 mi), 51249 (8.3 mi), 56187 (8.6 mi), 51354 (10.5 mi) and 51243 (11.9 mi).

Is 56117 a PO Box ZIP code?

56117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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