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56239

ZIP 56239 is Ghent, Minnesota, in Lyon County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lyon
Metro area
Marshall, MN
Population
587
Coordinates
44.5041, -95.9108
☼ Live from 56239 — Ghent, MN

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Where 56239 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56239
  • 🔢 Type 56239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56239 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56237 (Echo, MN, 25 mi away) and 56240 (Graceville, MN, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56239 becomes 93265 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springville, CA, 1,323 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25396, 25639, 25936, 29356, 29365, 29536, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96325 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯351 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56239 and you would come out at 44.50°S, 84.09°E — 734 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 26.1 square miles of land, 56239 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population587This ZIP587
Households227This ZIP227
Housing units240This ZIP240
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$99,821This ZIP$99,821Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$186,400This ZIP$186,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$936This ZIP$936Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density22.5 / sq miThis ZIP22.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,892,000This ZIP$1,892,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$23,890,000This ZIP$23,890,000

Land area

Land area26.12 sq miThis ZIP26.12 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56239

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ZIP codes near 56239

ZIPCityDistance
56264 Minneota, MN 6.7 mi
56157 Lynd, MN 7.2 mi
56258 Marshall, MN 9.4 mi
56291 Taunton, MN 11.1 mi
56229 Cottonwood, MN 11.4 mi
56169 Russell, MN 12.9 mi
56113 Arco, MN 13.7 mi
56280 Porter, MN 15.4 mi
56142 Ivanhoe, MN 16.0 mi
56245 Hanley Falls, MN 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56239?

56239 is in Ghent, Minnesota, in Lyon County, part of the Marshall, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5041, -95.9108.

What county is 56239 in?

56239 lies in Lyon County.

What area code is 56239?

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

What time zone is 56239 in?

56239 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56239?

About 587 people live in ZIP code 56239, in 227 households, at 22.5 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 56239?

$99,821 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56239?

The closest are 56264 (6.7 mi), 56157 (7.2 mi), 56258 (9.4 mi), 56291 (11.1 mi) and 56229 (11.4 mi).

Is 56239 a PO Box ZIP code?

56239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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