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56144

ZIP 56144 is Jasper, Minnesota, mostly in Rock County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock +2 more
Metro area
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Population
1,143
Coordinates
43.8386, -96.3868
☼ Live from 56144 — Jasper, MN

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Where 56144 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56144
  • 🔢 Type 56144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56143 (Jackson, MN, 71 mi away) and 56145 (Jeffers, MN, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56144 becomes 44165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14456, 14546, 14564, 15446, 15464, 15644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14456 in Geneva, NY, 974 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯299 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56144 and you would come out at 43.84°S, 83.61°E — 740 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 54m.
  • 📏 At 120.2 square miles of land, 56144 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,143This ZIP1,143
Households446This ZIP446
Housing units496This ZIP496
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$58,375This ZIP$58,375Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$95,000This ZIP$95,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$740This ZIP$740Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$4,717,000This ZIP$4,717,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$32,477,000This ZIP$32,477,000

Land area

Land area120.18 sq miThis ZIP120.18 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 56144 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock County 48.1%
Pipestone County 38.8%
Moody County 13.1%

Other place names in 56144

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

ZIP codes near 56144

ZIPCityDistance
56140 Ihlen, MN 5.0 mi
56134 Hardwick, MN 8.5 mi
57030 Garretson, SD 10.6 mi
57065 Trent, SD 11.7 mi
56128 Edgerton, MN 14.1 mi
56156 Luverne, MN 14.6 mi
56116 Beaver Creek, MN 14.8 mi
56164 Pipestone, MN 15.1 mi
56147 Kenneth, MN 17.3 mi
57022 Dell Rapids, SD 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56144?

56144 is in Jasper, Minnesota, in Rock County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8386, -96.3868.

What county is 56144 in?

56144 spans 3 counties: Rock County, Pipestone County and Moody County. Most of it falls in Rock 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 56144?

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

What time zone is 56144 in?

56144 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56144?

About 1,143 people live in ZIP code 56144, in 446 households, at 9.5 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 56144?

$58,375 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56144?

The closest are 56140 (5 mi), 56134 (8.5 mi), 57030 (10.6 mi), 57065 (11.7 mi) and 56128 (14.1 mi).

Is 56144 a PO Box ZIP code?

56144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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