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56219

ZIP 56219 is Browns Valley, Minnesota, mostly in Roberts County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Roberts +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
697
Coordinates
45.5973, -96.8179
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Where 56219 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56219
  • 🔢 Type 56219 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,219 = 17 × 3307. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56218 (Boyd, MN, 68 mi away) and 56220 (Canby, MN, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56219 becomes 91265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯408 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56219 and you would come out at 45.60°S, 83.18°E — 657 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 89.3 square miles of land, 56219 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population697This ZIP697
Households294This ZIP294
Housing units552This ZIP552
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,833This ZIP$68,833Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$633This ZIP$633Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%This ZIP11.5%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density7.8 / sq miThis ZIP7.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees189This ZIP189
Annual payroll$8,240,000This ZIP$8,240,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$16,036,000This ZIP$16,036,000

Land area

Land area89.32 sq miThis ZIP89.32 sq mi
Water area4.15 sq miThis ZIP4.15 sq mi

Counties 56219 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Roberts County 55.2%
Traverse County 36.1%
Big Stone County 8.6%

Other place names in 56219

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

ZIP codes near 56219

ZIPCityDistance
56211 Beardsley, MN 6.3 mi
57257 Peever, SD 12.4 mi
57279 Wilmot, SD 12.8 mi
56210 Barry, MN 12.8 mi
57262 Sisseton, SD 13.3 mi
57227 Corona, SD 15.9 mi
56240 Graceville, MN 16.3 mi
57260 Rosholt, SD 17.5 mi
57255 New Effington, SD 18.6 mi
56236 Dumont, MN 20.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56219?

56219 is in Browns Valley, Minnesota, in Roberts County. Its published point location is 45.5973, -96.8179.

What county is 56219 in?

56219 spans 3 counties: Roberts County, Traverse County and Big Stone County. Most of it falls in Roberts 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 56219?

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

What time zone is 56219 in?

56219 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56219?

About 697 people live in ZIP code 56219, in 294 households, at 7.8 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 56219?

$68,833 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56219?

The closest are 56211 (6.3 mi), 57257 (12.4 mi), 57279 (12.8 mi), 56210 (12.8 mi) and 57262 (13.3 mi).

Is 56219 a PO Box ZIP code?

56219 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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