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56165

ZIP 56165 is Reading, Minnesota, in Nobles County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nobles
Metro area
Worthington, MN
Population
333
Coordinates
43.7253, -95.7031
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Where 56165 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56165
  • 🔢 Type 56165 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆56165 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,165 = 5 × 47 × 239. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56164 (Pipestone, MN, 39 mi away) and 56166 (Revere, MN, 37 mi away).
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15656, 15665, 16565, 16655, 51566, 51656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16655 in Imler, PA, 914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯307 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56165 and you would come out at 43.73°S, 84.30°E — 772 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 38.6 square miles of land, 56165 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population333This ZIP333
Households137This ZIP137
Housing units148This ZIP148
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,250This ZIP$106,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$212,500This ZIP$212,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$1,880,000This ZIP$1,880,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$17,038,000This ZIP$17,038,000

Land area

Land area38.61 sq miThis ZIP38.61 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 56165

ZIPCityDistance
56185 Wilmont, MN 7.9 mi
56187 Worthington, MN 9.3 mi
56168 Rushmore, MN 9.4 mi
56131 Fulda, MN 11.1 mi
56119 Brewster, MN 12.0 mi
56141 Iona, MN 12.2 mi
56155 Lismore, MN 12.4 mi
56117 Bigelow, MN 14.0 mi
56110 Adrian, MN 14.0 mi
56122 Chandler, MN 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56165?

56165 is in Reading, Minnesota, in Nobles County, part of the Worthington, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7253, -95.7031.

What county is 56165 in?

56165 lies in Nobles County.

What area code is 56165?

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

What time zone is 56165 in?

56165 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56165?

About 333 people live in ZIP code 56165, in 137 households, at 8.6 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 56165?

$106,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56165?

The closest are 56185 (7.9 mi), 56187 (9.3 mi), 56168 (9.4 mi), 56131 (11.1 mi) and 56119 (12 mi).

Is 56165 a PO Box ZIP code?

56165 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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