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56181

ZIP 56181 is Welcome, Minnesota, in Martin County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Martin
Metro area
Fairmont, MN
Population
1,280
Coordinates
43.6778, -94.6266
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Where 56181 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56181
  • 🔢 Type 56181 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,181 = 3 × 61 × 307. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56180 (Walnut Grove, MN, 57 mi away) and 56183 (Westbrook, MN, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56181 becomes 18165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11568, 15618, 15681, 15861, 16851, 18615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85611 in Elgin, AZ, 1,199 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯335 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56181 and you would come out at 43.68°S, 85.37°E — 818 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 62.3 square miles of land, 56181 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,280This ZIP1,280
Households498This ZIP498
Housing units544This ZIP544
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$55,750This ZIP$55,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$114,100This ZIP$114,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees332This ZIP332
Annual payroll$28,437,000This ZIP$28,437,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$36,621,000This ZIP$36,621,000

Land area

Land area62.28 sq miThis ZIP62.28 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 56181

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ZIP codes near 56181

ZIPCityDistance
56171 Sherburn, MN 6.8 mi
56176 Trimont, MN 8.7 mi
56031 Fairmont, MN 8.9 mi
56121 Ceylon, MN 10.1 mi
56075 Northrop, MN 10.3 mi
56127 Dunnell, MN 11.3 mi
56162 Ormsby, MN 11.4 mi
56088 Truman, MN 13.2 mi
56111 Alpha, MN 13.2 mi
56160 Odin, MN 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56181?

56181 is in Welcome, Minnesota, in Martin County, part of the Fairmont, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6778, -94.6266.

What county is 56181 in?

56181 lies in Martin County.

What area code is 56181?

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

What time zone is 56181 in?

56181 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56181?

About 1,280 people live in ZIP code 56181, in 498 households, at 20.6 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 56181?

$55,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56181?

The closest are 56171 (6.8 mi), 56176 (8.7 mi), 56031 (8.9 mi), 56121 (10.1 mi) and 56075 (10.3 mi).

Is 56181 a PO Box ZIP code?

56181 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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