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56220

ZIP 56220 is Canby, Minnesota, mostly in Yellow Medicine County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yellow Medicine +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,617
Coordinates
44.7263, -96.2913
☼ Live from 56220 — Canby, MN

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Where 56220 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56220
  • 🔢 Type 56220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,220 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 937. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56219 (Browns Valley, MN, 65 mi away) and 56221 (Chokio, MN, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56220 becomes 02265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02652 in North Truro, MA, 1,322 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯358 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56220 and you would come out at 44.73°S, 83.71°E — 710 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 274.7 square miles of land, 56220 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 209 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,617This ZIP2,617
Households1,185This ZIP1,185
Housing units1,338This ZIP1,338
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,414This ZIP$61,414Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$174,500This ZIP$174,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$604This ZIP$604Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments106This ZIP106
Employees1,053This ZIP1,053
Annual payroll$40,321,000This ZIP$40,321,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$93,759,000This ZIP$93,759,000

Land area

Land area274.73 sq miThis ZIP274.73 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 56220 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yellow Medicine County 68.1%
Lac qui Parle County 19.3%
Lincoln County 12.3%
Deuel County 0.2%

Other place names in 56220

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ZIP codes near 56220

ZIPCityDistance
56280 Porter, MN 8.9 mi
57237 Gary, SD 11.4 mi
56291 Taunton, MN 13.4 mi
57218 Brandt, SD 15.6 mi
57213 Astoria, SD 16.2 mi
56136 Hendricks, MN 17.1 mi
56257 Marietta, MN 17.6 mi
56264 Minneota, MN 18.0 mi
56142 Ivanhoe, MN 18.1 mi
56218 Boyd, MN 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56220?

56220 is in Canby, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Its published point location is 44.7263, -96.2913.

What county is 56220 in?

56220 spans 4 counties: Yellow Medicine County, Lac qui Parle County, Lincoln County and Deuel County. Most of it falls in Yellow Medicine 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 56220?

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

What time zone is 56220 in?

56220 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56220?

About 2,617 people live in ZIP code 56220, in 1,185 households, at 9.5 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 56220?

$61,414 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56220?

The closest are 56280 (8.9 mi), 57237 (11.4 mi), 56291 (13.4 mi), 57218 (15.6 mi) and 57213 (16.2 mi).

Is 56220 a PO Box ZIP code?

56220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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