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56168

ZIP 56168 is Rushmore, Minnesota, in Nobles County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nobles
Metro area
Worthington, MN
Population
858
Coordinates
43.6093, -95.7996
☼ Live from 56168 — Rushmore, MN

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Where 56168 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56168
  • 🔢 Type 56168 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,168 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56167 (Round Lake, MN, 20 mi away) and 56169 (Russell, MN, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56168 becomes 86165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15668, 15686, 15866, 16685, 16856, 16865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85616 in Huachuca City, AZ, 1,140 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯298 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56168 and you would come out at 43.61°S, 84.20°E — 773 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 95.9 square miles of land, 56168 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population858This ZIP858
Households318This ZIP318
Housing units356This ZIP356
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,786This ZIP$71,786Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$174,500This ZIP$174,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$914This ZIP$914Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density8.9 / sq miThis ZIP8.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees90This ZIP90
Annual payroll$4,017,000This ZIP$4,017,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$32,255,000This ZIP$32,255,000

Land area

Land area95.91 sq miThis ZIP95.91 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 56168

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ZIP codes near 56168

ZIPCityDistance
56110 Adrian, MN 7.3 mi
56117 Bigelow, MN 8.2 mi
56165 Reading, MN 9.4 mi
56187 Worthington, MN 10.9 mi
51243 Little Rock, IA 12.6 mi
56155 Lismore, MN 13.1 mi
56185 Wilmont, MN 13.1 mi
56129 Ellsworth, MN 13.3 mi
56158 Magnolia, MN 14.3 mi
51249 Sibley, IA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56168?

56168 is in Rushmore, Minnesota, in Nobles County, part of the Worthington, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6093, -95.7996.

What county is 56168 in?

56168 lies in Nobles County.

What area code is 56168?

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

What time zone is 56168 in?

56168 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56168?

About 858 people live in ZIP code 56168, in 318 households, at 8.9 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 56168?

$71,786 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56168?

The closest are 56110 (7.3 mi), 56117 (8.2 mi), 56165 (9.4 mi), 56187 (10.9 mi) and 51243 (12.6 mi).

Is 56168 a PO Box ZIP code?

56168 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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