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56159

ZIP 56159 is Mountain Lake, Minnesota, mostly in Cottonwood County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cottonwood +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,668
Coordinates
43.9432, -94.9374
☼ Live from 56159 — Mountain Lake, MN

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Where 56159 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 56159
  • 🔢 Type 56159 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,159 = 89 × 631. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56158 (Magnolia, MN, 61 mi away) and 56160 (Odin, MN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56159 becomes 95165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15695, 15956, 19565, 55961, 56519, 56591, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96551 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯340 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56159 and you would come out at 43.94°S, 85.06°E — 795 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 53m.
  • 📏 At 126.4 square miles of land, 56159 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,668This ZIP2,668
Households987This ZIP987
Housing units1,062This ZIP1,062
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,648This ZIP$71,648Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$161,800This ZIP$161,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$921This ZIP$921Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute13.9 minThis ZIP13.9 min
Population density21.1 / sq miThis ZIP21.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees673This ZIP673
Annual payroll$30,464,000This ZIP$30,464,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$89,487,000This ZIP$89,487,000

Land area

Land area126.40 sq miThis ZIP126.40 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Counties 56159 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cottonwood County 86.0%
Jackson County 14.0%

Other place names in 56159

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

ZIP codes near 56159

ZIPCityDistance
56118 Bingham Lake, MN 4.6 mi
56120 Butterfield, MN 7.3 mi
56022 Darfur, MN 9.0 mi
56160 Odin, MN 10.3 mi
56101 Windom, MN 10.7 mi
56019 Comfrey, MN 12.2 mi
56145 Jeffers, MN 14.1 mi
56162 Ormsby, MN 15.2 mi
56081 Saint James, MN 15.4 mi
56176 Trimont, MN 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56159?

56159 is in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, in Cottonwood County. Its published point location is 43.9432, -94.9374.

What county is 56159 in?

56159 spans 2 counties: Cottonwood County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Cottonwood 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 56159?

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

What time zone is 56159 in?

56159 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56159?

About 2,668 people live in ZIP code 56159, in 987 households, at 21.1 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 56159?

$71,648 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56159?

The closest are 56118 (4.6 mi), 56120 (7.3 mi), 56022 (9 mi), 56160 (10.3 mi) and 56101 (10.7 mi).

Is 56159 a PO Box ZIP code?

56159 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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