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56201

ZIP 56201 is Willmar, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kandiyohi
Metro area
Willmar, MN
Population
25,146
Coordinates
45.1022, -95.0418
☼ Live from 56201 — Willmar, MN

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Where 56201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56201
  • 🔢 Type 56201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,201 = 43 × 1307. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56187 (Worthington, MN, 106 mi away) and 56207 (Alberta, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56201 becomes 10265 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 1,103 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,272 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯406 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56201 and you would come out at 45.10°S, 84.96°E — 750 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 118.1 square miles of land, 56201 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,146This ZIP25,146
Households9,729This ZIP9,729
Housing units10,442This ZIP10,442
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,804This ZIP$68,804Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$216,300This ZIP$216,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute13.4 minThis ZIP13.4 min
Population density212.9 / sq miThis ZIP212.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments842This ZIP842
Employees14,748This ZIP14,748
Annual payroll$748,196,000This ZIP$748,196,000
Tax returns filed11,830This ZIP11,830
Total adjusted gross income$761,274,000This ZIP$761,274,000

Land area

Land area118.09 sq miThis ZIP118.09 sq mi
Water area11.52 sq miThis ZIP11.52 sq mi

Other place names in 56201

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ZIP codes near 56201

ZIPCityDistance
56251 Kandiyohi, MN 6.6 mi
56279 Pennock, MN 10.2 mi
56282 Raymond, MN 10.2 mi
56288 Spicer, MN 10.8 mi
56216 Blomkest, MN 11.1 mi
56209 Atwater, MN 11.3 mi
56281 Prinsburg, MN 12.2 mi
56253 Lake Lillian, MN 13.1 mi
56252 Kerkhoven, MN 14.1 mi
56273 New London, MN 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56201?

56201 is in Willmar, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County, part of the Willmar, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.1022, -95.0418.

What county is 56201 in?

56201 lies in Kandiyohi County.

What area code is 56201?

Willmar uses area code 320, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 56201 in?

56201 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56201?

About 25,146 people live in ZIP code 56201, in 9,729 households, at 212.9 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 56201?

$68,804 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56201?

The closest are 56251 (6.6 mi), 56279 (10.2 mi), 56282 (10.2 mi), 56288 (10.8 mi) and 56216 (11.1 mi).

Is 56201 a PO Box ZIP code?

56201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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