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56185

ZIP 56185 is Wilmont, Minnesota, in Nobles County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nobles
Metro area
Worthington, MN
Population
500
Coordinates
43.7985, -95.8242
☼ Live from 56185 — Wilmont, MN

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Where 56185 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56185
  • 🔢 Type 56185 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBIgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,185 = 5 × 17 × 661. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56183 (Westbrook, MN, 25 mi away) and 56186 (Woodstock, MN, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56185 becomes 58165, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 15865, 16855, 18655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85615 in Hereford, AZ, 1,160 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯309 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56185 and you would come out at 43.80°S, 84.18°E — 764 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 43.3 square miles of land, 56185 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population500This ZIP500
Households221This ZIP221
Housing units240This ZIP240
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$165,900This ZIP$165,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$2,253,000This ZIP$2,253,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$18,984,000This ZIP$18,984,000

Land area

Land area43.33 sq miThis ZIP43.33 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 56185

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

ZIP codes near 56185

ZIPCityDistance
56141 Iona, MN 6.2 mi
56155 Lismore, MN 6.5 mi
56165 Reading, MN 7.9 mi
56122 Chandler, MN 9.5 mi
56153 Leota, MN 10.2 mi
56147 Kenneth, MN 12.0 mi
56168 Rushmore, MN 13.1 mi
56131 Fulda, MN 13.2 mi
56110 Adrian, MN 13.6 mi
56172 Slayton, MN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56185?

56185 is in Wilmont, Minnesota, in Nobles County, part of the Worthington, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7985, -95.8242.

What county is 56185 in?

56185 lies in Nobles County.

What area code is 56185?

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

What time zone is 56185 in?

56185 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56185?

About 500 people live in ZIP code 56185, in 221 households, at 11.5 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 56185?

$62,083 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56185?

The closest are 56141 (6.2 mi), 56155 (6.5 mi), 56165 (7.9 mi), 56122 (9.5 mi) and 56153 (10.2 mi).

Is 56185 a PO Box ZIP code?

56185 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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