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56222

ZIP 56222 is Clara City, Minnesota, in Chippewa County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chippewa
Metro area
none
Population
1,972
Coordinates
44.9854, -95.3568
☼ Live from 56222 — Clara City, MN

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Where 56222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56222
  • 🔢 Type 56222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,222 = 2 × 28111. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56221 (Chokio, MN, 57 mi away) and 56223 (Clarkfield, MN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56222 becomes 22265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22526, 22625, 22652, 25262, 62225, 62252, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22526 in Ninde, VA, 1,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯392 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56222 and you would come out at 44.99°S, 84.64°E — 740 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 94.2 square miles of land, 56222 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,972This ZIP1,972
Households748This ZIP748
Housing units831This ZIP831
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,429This ZIP$71,429Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$156,600This ZIP$156,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,066This ZIP$1,066Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density20.9 / sq miThis ZIP20.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees378This ZIP378
Annual payroll$19,928,000This ZIP$19,928,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$74,846,000This ZIP$74,846,000

Land area

Land area94.18 sq miThis ZIP94.18 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 56222

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

ZIP codes near 56222

ZIPCityDistance
56260 Maynard, MN 6.4 mi
56282 Raymond, MN 7.2 mi
56281 Prinsburg, MN 9.7 mi
56252 Kerkhoven, MN 13.5 mi
56285 Sacred Heart, MN 13.6 mi
56216 Blomkest, MN 14.8 mi
56284 Renville, MN 16.3 mi
56241 Granite Falls, MN 16.7 mi
56265 Montevideo, MN 17.1 mi
56201 Willmar, MN 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56222?

56222 is in Clara City, Minnesota, in Chippewa County. Its published point location is 44.9854, -95.3568.

What county is 56222 in?

56222 lies in Chippewa County.

What area code is 56222?

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

What time zone is 56222 in?

56222 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56222?

About 1,972 people live in ZIP code 56222, in 748 households, at 20.9 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 56222?

$71,429 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56222?

The closest are 56260 (6.4 mi), 56282 (7.2 mi), 56281 (9.7 mi), 56252 (13.5 mi) and 56285 (13.6 mi).

Is 56222 a PO Box ZIP code?

56222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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