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56121

ZIP 56121 is Ceylon, Minnesota, in Martin County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Martin
Metro area
Fairmont, MN
Population
590
Coordinates
43.5346, -94.5842
☼ Live from 56121 — Ceylon, MN

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Where 56121 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56121
  • 🔢 Type 56121 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,121 = 3 × 13 × 1439. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101100111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56120 (Butterfield, MN, 31 mi away) and 56122 (Chandler, MN, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56121 becomes 12165 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spencertown, NY, 1,067 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11256, 12156, 12165, 12516, 12561, 15126, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11256 in Brooklyn, NY, 1,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯329 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56121 and you would come out at 43.53°S, 85.42°E — 825 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 36.9 square miles of land, 56121 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population590This ZIP590
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units314This ZIP314
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$49,042This ZIP$49,042Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$119,600This ZIP$119,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,290This ZIP$1,290Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$908,000This ZIP$908,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$16,991,000This ZIP$16,991,000

Land area

Land area36.92 sq miThis ZIP36.92 sq mi
Water area3.75 sq miThis ZIP3.75 sq mi

Other place names in 56121

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ZIP codes near 56121

ZIPCityDistance
50531 Dolliver, IA 5.7 mi
56031 Fairmont, MN 8.8 mi
56127 Dunnell, MN 9.1 mi
50514 Armstrong, IA 10.0 mi
56181 Welcome, MN 10.1 mi
56171 Sherburn, MN 13.0 mi
51334 Estherville, IA 14.2 mi
56075 Northrop, MN 15.7 mi
56039 Granada, MN 15.8 mi
50578 Ringsted, IA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56121?

56121 is in Ceylon, Minnesota, in Martin County, part of the Fairmont, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5346, -94.5842.

What county is 56121 in?

56121 lies in Martin County.

What area code is 56121?

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

What time zone is 56121 in?

56121 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56121?

About 590 people live in ZIP code 56121, in 273 households, at 16.0 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 56121?

$49,042 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56121?

The closest are 50531 (5.7 mi), 56031 (8.8 mi), 56127 (9.1 mi), 50514 (10 mi) and 56181 (10.1 mi).

Is 56121 a PO Box ZIP code?

56121 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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