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56138

ZIP 56138 is Hills, Minnesota, in Rock County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock
Metro area
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Population
927
Coordinates
43.5370, -96.3802
☼ Live from 56138 — Hills, MN

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Where 56138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56138
  • 🔢 Type 56138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,138 = 2 × 28069. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56137 (Heron Lake, MN, 57 mi away) and 56139 (Holland, MN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56138 becomes 83165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31568 in White Oak, GA, 1,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯280 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56138 and you would come out at 43.54°S, 83.62°E — 752 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 32.6 square miles of land, 56138 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population927This ZIP927
Households363This ZIP363
Housing units406This ZIP406
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,631This ZIP$78,631Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$207,300This ZIP$207,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density28.4 / sq miThis ZIP28.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees163This ZIP163
Annual payroll$5,839,000This ZIP$5,839,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$28,324,000This ZIP$28,324,000

Land area

Land area32.64 sq miThis ZIP32.64 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 56138

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ZIP codes near 56138

ZIPCityDistance
56116 Beaver Creek, MN 6.0 mi
57068 Valley Springs, SD 6.5 mi
56173 Steen, MN 7.0 mi
51241 Larchwood, IA 7.2 mi
51242 Lester, IA 7.5 mi
57005 Brandon, SD 11.1 mi
56156 Luverne, MN 11.5 mi
51230 Alvord, IA 12.8 mi
57110 Sioux Falls, SD 12.9 mi
51246 Rock Rapids, IA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56138?

56138 is in Hills, Minnesota, in Rock County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5370, -96.3802.

What county is 56138 in?

56138 lies in Rock County.

What area code is 56138?

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

What time zone is 56138 in?

56138 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56138?

About 927 people live in ZIP code 56138, in 363 households, at 28.4 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 56138?

$78,631 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56138?

The closest are 56116 (6 mi), 57068 (6.5 mi), 56173 (7 mi), 51241 (7.2 mi) and 51242 (7.5 mi).

Is 56138 a PO Box ZIP code?

56138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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