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56147

ZIP 56147 is Kenneth, Minnesota, mostly in Rock County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock +1 more
Metro area
Sioux Falls, SD-MN
Population
135
Coordinates
43.7574, -96.0577
☼ Live from 56147 — Kenneth, MN

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Where 56147 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56147
  • 🔢 Type 56147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,147 = 7 × 13 × 617. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56146 (Kanaranzi, MN, 12 mi away) and 56149 (Lake Benton, MN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56147 becomes 74165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17564 in Penryn, PA, 1,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯301 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56147 and you would come out at 43.76°S, 83.94°E — 756 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 56147 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population135This ZIP135
Households64This ZIP64
Housing units70This ZIP70
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,250This ZIP$66,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$191,700This ZIP$191,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area30.08 sq miThis ZIP30.08 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 56147 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock County 53.5%
Nobles County 46.5%

Other place names in 56147

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

ZIP codes near 56147

ZIPCityDistance
56153 Leota, MN 5.0 mi
56155 Lismore, MN 5.6 mi
56158 Magnolia, MN 8.6 mi
56134 Hardwick, MN 8.9 mi
56128 Edgerton, MN 9.0 mi
56156 Luverne, MN 10.8 mi
56110 Adrian, MN 10.9 mi
56122 Chandler, MN 11.0 mi
56185 Wilmont, MN 12.0 mi
56146 Kanaranzi, MN 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56147?

56147 is in Kenneth, Minnesota, in Rock County, part of the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7574, -96.0577.

What county is 56147 in?

56147 spans 2 counties: Rock County and Nobles 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 56147?

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

What time zone is 56147 in?

56147 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56147?

About 135 people live in ZIP code 56147, in 64 households, at 4.5 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 56147?

$66,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56147?

The closest are 56153 (5 mi), 56155 (5.6 mi), 56158 (8.6 mi), 56134 (8.9 mi) and 56128 (9 mi).

Is 56147 a PO Box ZIP code?

56147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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