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Where 56140 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.
- 🔢 Type 56140 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,140 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 401. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101101101001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56139 (Holland, MN, 16 mi away) and 56141 (Iona, MN, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56140 becomes 04165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 1,239 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
- 🎯304 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56140 and you would come out at 43.91°S, 83.63°E — 738 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 54m.
- 📏 At 0.095 square miles of land, 56140 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 46 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 81This ZIP81 |
|---|---|
| Households | 43This ZIP43 |
| Housing units | 44This ZIP44 |
| Median age | 43.6This ZIP43.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,250This ZIP$66,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,200This ZIP$86,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.0%This ZIP35.0% |
| Mean commute | 28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min |
| Population density | 852.6 / sq miThis ZIP852.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56140
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56140
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56144 | Jasper, MN | 5.0 mi |
56164 | Pipestone, MN | 10.1 mi |
56134 | Hardwick, MN | 10.7 mi |
57065 | Trent, SD | 11.9 mi |
56128 | Edgerton, MN | 12.9 mi |
57030 | Garretson, SD | 14.9 mi |
57028 | Flandreau, SD | 15.6 mi |
56139 | Holland, MN | 16.4 mi |
56186 | Woodstock, MN | 16.5 mi |
57024 | Egan, SD | 16.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56140?
56140 is in Ihlen, Minnesota, in Pipestone County. Its published point location is 43.9094, -96.3672.
What county is 56140 in?
56140 lies in Pipestone County.
What area code is 56140?
Ihlen uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56140 in?
56140 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56140?
About 81 people live in ZIP code 56140, in 43 households, at 852.6 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 56140?
$66,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56140?
The closest are 56144 (5 mi), 56164 (10.1 mi), 56134 (10.7 mi), 57065 (11.9 mi) and 56128 (12.9 mi).
Is 56140 a PO Box ZIP code?
56140 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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