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56218

ZIP 56218 is Boyd, Minnesota, mostly in Lac qui Parle County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lac qui Parle +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
435
Coordinates
44.8270, -95.9405
☼ Live from 56218 — Boyd, MN

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Where 56218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56218
  • 🔢 Type 56218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,218 = 2 × 28109. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56216 (Blomkest, MN, 44 mi away) and 56219 (Browns Valley, MN, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56218 becomes 81265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 1,230 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯371 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56218 and you would come out at 44.83°S, 84.06°E — 721 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 97.9 square miles of land, 56218 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population435This ZIP435
Households213This ZIP213
Housing units257This ZIP257
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$79,375This ZIP$79,375Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$123,200This ZIP$123,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$545This ZIP$545Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute17.1 minThis ZIP17.1 min
Population density4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,305,000This ZIP$1,305,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$20,768,000This ZIP$20,768,000

Land area

Land area97.89 sq miThis ZIP97.89 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 56218 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lac qui Parle County 61.7%
Yellow Medicine County 38.4%

Other place names in 56218

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

ZIP codes near 56218

ZIPCityDistance
56223 Clarkfield, MN 7.5 mi
56232 Dawson, MN 8.4 mi
56291 Taunton, MN 15.3 mi
56295 Watson, MN 15.6 mi
56245 Hanley Falls, MN 16.3 mi
56265 Montevideo, MN 16.5 mi
56264 Minneota, MN 16.7 mi
56280 Porter, MN 17.4 mi
56241 Granite Falls, MN 18.1 mi
56220 Canby, MN 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56218?

56218 is in Boyd, Minnesota, in Lac qui Parle County. Its published point location is 44.8270, -95.9405.

What county is 56218 in?

56218 spans 2 counties: Lac qui Parle County and Yellow Medicine County. Most of it falls in Lac qui Parle 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 56218?

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

What time zone is 56218 in?

56218 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56218?

About 435 people live in ZIP code 56218, in 213 households, at 4.4 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 56218?

$79,375 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56218?

The closest are 56223 (7.5 mi), 56232 (8.4 mi), 56291 (15.3 mi), 56295 (15.6 mi) and 56245 (16.3 mi).

Is 56218 a PO Box ZIP code?

56218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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