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56183

ZIP 56183 is Westbrook, Minnesota, mostly in Cottonwood County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cottonwood +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,241
Coordinates
44.0290, -95.4311
☼ Live from 56183 — Westbrook, MN

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Where 56183 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56183
  • 🔢 Type 56183 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,183 = 19 × 2957. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56181 (Welcome, MN, 47 mi away) and 56185 (Wilmont, MN, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56183 becomes 38165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85613 in Fort Huachuca, AZ, 1,186 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯332 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56183 and you would come out at 44.03°S, 84.57°E — 771 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 95.2 square miles of land, 56183 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,241This ZIP1,241
Households611This ZIP611
Housing units662This ZIP662
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$45,536This ZIP$45,536Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$138,400This ZIP$138,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$620This ZIP$620Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees257This ZIP257
Annual payroll$8,638,000This ZIP$8,638,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$41,258,000This ZIP$41,258,000

Land area

Land area95.22 sq miThis ZIP95.22 sq mi
Water area1.78 sq miThis ZIP1.78 sq mi

Counties 56183 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cottonwood County 73.6%
Murray County 26.4%

Other place names in 56183

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

ZIP codes near 56183

ZIPCityDistance
56125 Dovray, MN 6.1 mi
56174 Storden, MN 6.3 mi
56114 Avoca, MN 8.6 mi
56123 Currie, MN 9.0 mi
56166 Revere, MN 12.3 mi
56145 Jeffers, MN 12.9 mi
56131 Fulda, MN 13.9 mi
56180 Walnut Grove, MN 15.1 mi
56137 Heron Lake, MN 15.5 mi
56152 Lamberton, MN 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56183?

56183 is in Westbrook, Minnesota, in Cottonwood County. Its published point location is 44.0290, -95.4311.

What county is 56183 in?

56183 spans 2 counties: Cottonwood County and Murray 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 56183?

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

What time zone is 56183 in?

56183 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56183?

About 1,241 people live in ZIP code 56183, in 611 households, at 13.0 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 56183?

$45,536 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56183?

The closest are 56125 (6.1 mi), 56174 (6.3 mi), 56114 (8.6 mi), 56123 (9 mi) and 56166 (12.3 mi).

Is 56183 a PO Box ZIP code?

56183 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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