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56129

ZIP 56129 is Ellsworth, Minnesota, mostly in Nobles County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nobles +1 more
Metro area
Worthington, MN
Population
761
Coordinates
43.5292, -96.0419
☼ Live from 56129 — Ellsworth, MN

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Where 56129 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56129
  • 🔢 Type 56129 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,129 = 37 × 37 × 41. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56128 (Edgerton, MN, 25 mi away) and 56131 (Fulda, MN, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56129 becomes 92165 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Diego, CA, 1,363 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,502 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯287 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56129 and you would come out at 43.53°S, 83.96°E — 766 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 47.5 square miles of land, 56129 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population761This ZIP761
Households271This ZIP271
Housing units282This ZIP282
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$62,614This ZIP$62,614Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$120,000This ZIP$120,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$625This ZIP$625Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$3,404,000This ZIP$3,404,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$26,087,000This ZIP$26,087,000

Land area

Land area47.49 sq miThis ZIP47.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 56129 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Nobles County 52.8%
Rock County 47.2%

Other place names in 56129

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

ZIP codes near 56129

ZIPCityDistance
56146 Kanaranzi, MN 4.7 mi
56158 Magnolia, MN 7.5 mi
56110 Adrian, MN 8.1 mi
51246 Rock Rapids, IA 9.3 mi
51243 Little Rock, IA 9.5 mi
56173 Steen, MN 10.0 mi
56156 Luverne, MN 13.0 mi
56168 Rushmore, MN 13.3 mi
51237 George, IA 13.5 mi
56147 Kenneth, MN 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56129?

56129 is in Ellsworth, Minnesota, in Nobles County, part of the Worthington, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5292, -96.0419.

What county is 56129 in?

56129 spans 2 counties: Nobles County and Rock County. Most of it falls in Nobles 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 56129?

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

What time zone is 56129 in?

56129 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56129?

About 761 people live in ZIP code 56129, in 271 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 56129?

$62,614 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56129?

The closest are 56146 (4.7 mi), 56158 (7.5 mi), 56110 (8.1 mi), 51246 (9.3 mi) and 51243 (9.5 mi).

Is 56129 a PO Box ZIP code?

56129 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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