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56241

ZIP 56241 is Granite Falls, Minnesota, mostly in Yellow Medicine County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Yellow Medicine +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,933
Coordinates
44.7979, -95.5730
☼ Live from 56241 — Granite Falls, MN

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Where 56241 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 56241
  • 🔢 Type 56241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,241 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2083. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56240 (Graceville, MN, 69 mi away) and 56243 (Grove City, MN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56241 becomes 14265 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 843 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12564 in Pawling, NY, 1,126 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯376 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56241 and you would come out at 44.80°S, 84.43°E — 737 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 47m.
  • 📏 At 145.9 square miles of land, 56241 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,933This ZIP3,933
Households1,770This ZIP1,770
Housing units1,826This ZIP1,826
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,875This ZIP$66,875Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$155,600This ZIP$155,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$863This ZIP$863Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute16.4 minThis ZIP16.4 min
Population density27.0 / sq miThis ZIP27.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees2,292This ZIP2,292
Annual payroll$149,812,000This ZIP$149,812,000
Tax returns filed2,020This ZIP2,020
Total adjusted gross income$149,025,000This ZIP$149,025,000

Land area

Land area145.88 sq miThis ZIP145.88 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi

Counties 56241 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Yellow Medicine County 68.0%
Chippewa County 22.3%
Renville County 9.8%

Other place names in 56241

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ZIP codes near 56241

ZIPCityDistance
56245 Hanley Falls, MN 9.4 mi
56297 Wood Lake, MN 11.2 mi
56285 Sacred Heart, MN 11.2 mi
56260 Maynard, MN 12.2 mi
56223 Clarkfield, MN 12.3 mi
56237 Echo, MN 13.9 mi
56265 Montevideo, MN 15.4 mi
56229 Cottonwood, MN 15.7 mi
56222 Clara City, MN 16.7 mi
56284 Renville, MN 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56241?

56241 is in Granite Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Its published point location is 44.7979, -95.5730.

What county is 56241 in?

56241 spans 3 counties: Yellow Medicine County, Chippewa County and Renville 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 56241?

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

What time zone is 56241 in?

56241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56241?

About 3,933 people live in ZIP code 56241, in 1,770 households, at 27.0 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 56241?

$66,875 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56241?

The closest are 56245 (9.4 mi), 56297 (11.2 mi), 56285 (11.2 mi), 56260 (12.2 mi) and 56223 (12.3 mi).

Is 56241 a PO Box ZIP code?

56241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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