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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/56237

56237

ZIP 56237 is Echo, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
none
Population
553
Coordinates
44.6237, -95.4311
☼ Live from 56237 — Echo, MN

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Where 56237 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 56237
  • 🔢 Type 56237 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56237 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56236 (Dumont, MN, 86 mi away) and 56239 (Ghent, MN, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56237 becomes 73265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32765 in Oviedo, FL, 1,352 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯368 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56237 and you would come out at 44.62°S, 84.57°E — 749 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 63.3 square miles of land, 56237 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population553This ZIP553
Households240This ZIP240
Housing units285This ZIP285
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,000This ZIP$89,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$171,400This ZIP$171,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$611This ZIP$611Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density8.7 / sq miThis ZIP8.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees93This ZIP93
Annual payroll$4,194,000This ZIP$4,194,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$20,134,000This ZIP$20,134,000

Land area

Land area63.31 sq miThis ZIP63.31 sq mi
Water area1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi

Other place names in 56237

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

ZIP codes near 56237

ZIPCityDistance
56214 Belview, MN 5.3 mi
56297 Wood Lake, MN 6.1 mi
56292 Vesta, MN 8.5 mi
56287 Seaforth, MN 11.4 mi
56285 Sacred Heart, MN 12.1 mi
56245 Hanley Falls, MN 12.8 mi
56241 Granite Falls, MN 13.9 mi
56229 Cottonwood, MN 14.2 mi
56263 Milroy, MN 14.8 mi
56284 Renville, MN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56237?

56237 is in Echo, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Its published point location is 44.6237, -95.4311.

What county is 56237 in?

56237 lies in Yellow Medicine County.

What area code is 56237?

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

What time zone is 56237 in?

56237 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56237?

About 553 people live in ZIP code 56237, in 240 households, at 8.7 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 56237?

$89,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56237?

The closest are 56214 (5.3 mi), 56297 (6.1 mi), 56292 (8.5 mi), 56287 (11.4 mi) and 56285 (12.1 mi).

Is 56237 a PO Box ZIP code?

56237 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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