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56180

ZIP 56180 is Walnut Grove, Minnesota, mostly in Redwood County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Redwood +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,287
Coordinates
44.2462, -95.4596
☼ Live from 56180 — Walnut Grove, MN

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Where 56180 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56180
  • 🔢 Type 56180 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,180 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 53 × 53. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56178 (Tyler, MN, 33 mi away) and 56181 (Welcome, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56180 becomes 08165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 1,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯345 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56180 and you would come out at 44.25°S, 84.54°E — 762 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 117.8 square miles of land, 56180 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,287This ZIP1,287
Households524This ZIP524
Housing units585This ZIP585
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,689This ZIP$67,689Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$131,600This ZIP$131,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$629This ZIP$629Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density10.9 / sq miThis ZIP10.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$2,726,000This ZIP$2,726,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$36,314,000This ZIP$36,314,000

Land area

Land area117.84 sq miThis ZIP117.84 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 56180 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Redwood County 71.3%
Murray County 15.9%
Cottonwood County 12.7%

Other place names in 56180

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ZIP codes near 56180

ZIPCityDistance
56166 Revere, MN 4.9 mi
56175 Tracy, MN 8.9 mi
56152 Lamberton, MN 8.9 mi
56255 Lucan, MN 10.1 mi
56263 Milroy, MN 12.6 mi
56123 Currie, MN 12.8 mi
56294 Wanda, MN 13.1 mi
56125 Dovray, MN 13.9 mi
56183 Westbrook, MN 15.1 mi
56293 Wabasso, MN 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56180?

56180 is in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in Redwood County. Its published point location is 44.2462, -95.4596.

What county is 56180 in?

56180 spans 3 counties: Redwood County, Murray County and Cottonwood County. Most of it falls in Redwood 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 56180?

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

What time zone is 56180 in?

56180 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56180?

About 1,287 people live in ZIP code 56180, in 524 households, at 10.9 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 56180?

$67,689 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56180?

The closest are 56166 (4.9 mi), 56175 (8.9 mi), 56152 (8.9 mi), 56255 (10.1 mi) and 56263 (12.6 mi).

Is 56180 a PO Box ZIP code?

56180 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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