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56145

ZIP 56145 is Jeffers, Minnesota, in Cottonwood County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cottonwood
Metro area
none
Population
510
Coordinates
44.0558, -95.1739
☼ Live from 56145 — Jeffers, MN

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Where 56145 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56145
  • 🔢 Type 56145 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,145 = 3 × 5 × 19 × 197. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56144 (Jasper, MN, 62 mi away) and 56146 (Kanaranzi, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56145 becomes 54165 — and that is a real ZIP code: Seymour, WI, 341 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14556, 15456, 15465, 15546, 15564, 41655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 15564 in Wellersburg, PA, 890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯340 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56145 and you would come out at 44.06°S, 84.83°E — 781 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 50.1 square miles of land, 56145 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population510This ZIP510
Households201This ZIP201
Housing units224This ZIP224
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$104,200This ZIP$104,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density10.2 / sq miThis ZIP10.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$4,745,000This ZIP$4,745,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$21,917,000This ZIP$21,917,000

Land area

Land area50.12 sq miThis ZIP50.12 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56145

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

ZIP codes near 56145

ZIPCityDistance
56174 Storden, MN 7.1 mi
56083 Sanborn, MN 10.7 mi
56118 Bingham Lake, MN 11.0 mi
56101 Windom, MN 12.3 mi
56183 Westbrook, MN 12.9 mi
56152 Lamberton, MN 13.0 mi
56159 Mountain Lake, MN 14.1 mi
56166 Revere, MN 14.5 mi
56019 Comfrey, MN 14.7 mi
56087 Springfield, MN 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56145?

56145 is in Jeffers, Minnesota, in Cottonwood County. Its published point location is 44.0558, -95.1739.

What county is 56145 in?

56145 lies in Cottonwood County.

What area code is 56145?

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

What time zone is 56145 in?

56145 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56145?

About 510 people live in ZIP code 56145, in 201 households, at 10.2 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 56145?

$58,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56145?

The closest are 56174 (7.1 mi), 56083 (10.7 mi), 56118 (11 mi), 56101 (12.3 mi) and 56183 (12.9 mi).

Is 56145 a PO Box ZIP code?

56145 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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