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56118

ZIP 56118 is Bingham Lake, Minnesota, mostly in Cottonwood County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cottonwood +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
457
Coordinates
43.9360, -95.0294
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Where 56118 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 56118
  • 🔢 Type 56118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,118 = 2 × 3 × 47 × 199. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56117 (Bigelow, MN, 44 mi away) and 56119 (Brewster, MN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56118 becomes 81165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11568, 15618, 15681, 15861, 16851, 18615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85611 in Elgin, AZ, 1,194 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯337 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56118 and you would come out at 43.94°S, 84.97°E — 792 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 53.3 square miles of land, 56118 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population457This ZIP457
Households189This ZIP189
Housing units208This ZIP208
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$91,250This ZIP$91,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$259,600This ZIP$259,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees99This ZIP99
Annual payroll$7,322,000This ZIP$7,322,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$18,031,000This ZIP$18,031,000

Land area

Land area53.34 sq miThis ZIP53.34 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Counties 56118 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cottonwood County 90.7%
Jackson County 9.3%

Other place names in 56118

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

ZIP codes near 56118

ZIPCityDistance
56159 Mountain Lake, MN 4.6 mi
56101 Windom, MN 6.5 mi
56145 Jeffers, MN 11.0 mi
56120 Butterfield, MN 11.9 mi
56022 Darfur, MN 12.4 mi
56160 Odin, MN 13.4 mi
56019 Comfrey, MN 14.2 mi
56174 Storden, MN 14.8 mi
56137 Heron Lake, MN 16.0 mi
56176 Trimont, MN 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56118?

56118 is in Bingham Lake, Minnesota, in Cottonwood County. Its published point location is 43.9360, -95.0294.

What county is 56118 in?

56118 spans 2 counties: Cottonwood County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Cottonwood 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 56118?

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

What time zone is 56118 in?

56118 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56118?

About 457 people live in ZIP code 56118, in 189 households, at 8.6 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 56118?

$91,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56118?

The closest are 56159 (4.6 mi), 56101 (6.5 mi), 56145 (11 mi), 56120 (11.9 mi) and 56022 (12.4 mi).

Is 56118 a PO Box ZIP code?

56118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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