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56223

ZIP 56223 is Clarkfield, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
none
Population
1,351
Coordinates
44.7621, -95.8188
☼ Live from 56223 — Clarkfield, MN

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Where 56223 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56223
  • 🔢 Type 56223 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,223 = 3 × 3 × 6247. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56222 (Clara City, MN, 27 mi away) and 56224 (Clements, MN, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56223 becomes 32265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25326, 25362, 25632, 26253, 26325, 32256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32625 in Cedar Key, FL, 1,283 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯369 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56223 and you would come out at 44.76°S, 84.18°E — 728 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 116.8 square miles of land, 56223 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,351This ZIP1,351
Households534This ZIP534
Housing units601This ZIP601
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,667This ZIP$71,667Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$110,000This ZIP$110,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$806This ZIP$806Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density11.6 / sq miThis ZIP11.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$7,916,000This ZIP$7,916,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$50,917,000This ZIP$50,917,000

Land area

Land area116.75 sq miThis ZIP116.75 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 56223

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

ZIP codes near 56223

ZIPCityDistance
56218 Boyd, MN 7.5 mi
56245 Hanley Falls, MN 8.8 mi
56241 Granite Falls, MN 12.3 mi
56229 Cottonwood, MN 12.7 mi
56264 Minneota, MN 14.5 mi
56291 Taunton, MN 15.4 mi
56297 Wood Lake, MN 15.6 mi
56232 Dawson, MN 15.7 mi
56265 Montevideo, MN 17.3 mi
56239 Ghent, MN 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56223?

56223 is in Clarkfield, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Its published point location is 44.7621, -95.8188.

What county is 56223 in?

56223 lies in Yellow Medicine County.

What area code is 56223?

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

What time zone is 56223 in?

56223 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56223?

About 1,351 people live in ZIP code 56223, in 534 households, at 11.6 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 56223?

$71,667 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56223?

The closest are 56218 (7.5 mi), 56245 (8.8 mi), 56241 (12.3 mi), 56229 (12.7 mi) and 56264 (14.5 mi).

Is 56223 a PO Box ZIP code?

56223 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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