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56134

ZIP 56134 is Hardwick, Minnesota, in Rock County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock
Metro area
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Population
441
Coordinates
43.7895, -96.2312
☼ Live from 56134 — Hardwick, MN

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Where 56134 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56134
  • 🔢 Type 56134 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,134 = 2 × 13 × 17 × 127. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56132 (Garvin, MN, 37 mi away) and 56136 (Hendricks, MN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56134 becomes 43165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13456, 13465, 13645, 13654, 14536, 14563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31546 in Jesup, GA, 1,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯299 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56134 and you would come out at 43.79°S, 83.77°E — 748 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 50.1 square miles of land, 56134 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population441This ZIP441
Households171This ZIP171
Housing units177This ZIP177
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,063This ZIP$59,063Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$663This ZIP$663Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density8.8 / sq miThis ZIP8.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$3,632,000This ZIP$3,632,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$13,072,000This ZIP$13,072,000

Land area

Land area50.10 sq miThis ZIP50.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56134

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ZIP codes near 56134

ZIPCityDistance
56144 Jasper, MN 8.5 mi
56128 Edgerton, MN 8.8 mi
56156 Luverne, MN 8.8 mi
56147 Kenneth, MN 8.9 mi
56153 Leota, MN 10.6 mi
56140 Ihlen, MN 10.7 mi
56158 Magnolia, MN 13.0 mi
56116 Beaver Creek, MN 13.6 mi
56155 Lismore, MN 14.3 mi
56122 Chandler, MN 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56134?

56134 is in Hardwick, Minnesota, in Rock County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7895, -96.2312.

What county is 56134 in?

56134 lies in Rock County.

What area code is 56134?

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

What time zone is 56134 in?

56134 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56134?

About 441 people live in ZIP code 56134, in 171 households, at 8.8 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 56134?

$59,063 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56134?

The closest are 56144 (8.5 mi), 56128 (8.8 mi), 56156 (8.8 mi), 56147 (8.9 mi) and 56153 (10.6 mi).

Is 56134 a PO Box ZIP code?

56134 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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