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56245

ZIP 56245 is Hanley Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
none
Population
441
Coordinates
44.6840, -95.6773
☼ Live from 56245 — Hanley Falls, MN

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Where 56245 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56245
  • 🔢 Type 56245 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,245 = 5 × 7 × 1607. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56244 (Hancock, MN, 55 mi away) and 56248 (Herman, MN, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56245 becomes 54265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24556, 24565, 25564, 25654, 26554, 42565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24565 in Java, VA, 1,015 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯367 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56245 and you would come out at 44.68°S, 84.32°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 48m.
  • 📏 At 46.1 square miles of land, 56245 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population441This ZIP441
Households193This ZIP193
Housing units221This ZIP221
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,583This ZIP$84,583Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$148,200This ZIP$148,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$630This ZIP$630Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density9.6 / sq miThis ZIP9.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees91This ZIP91
Annual payroll$4,530,000This ZIP$4,530,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$20,204,000This ZIP$20,204,000

Land area

Land area46.07 sq miThis ZIP46.07 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 56245

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

ZIP codes near 56245

ZIPCityDistance
56229 Cottonwood, MN 6.5 mi
56297 Wood Lake, MN 6.9 mi
56223 Clarkfield, MN 8.8 mi
56241 Granite Falls, MN 9.4 mi
56237 Echo, MN 12.8 mi
56218 Boyd, MN 16.3 mi
56264 Minneota, MN 16.4 mi
56292 Vesta, MN 16.6 mi
56239 Ghent, MN 16.9 mi
56258 Marshall, MN 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56245?

56245 is in Hanley Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. Its published point location is 44.6840, -95.6773.

What county is 56245 in?

56245 lies in Yellow Medicine County.

What area code is 56245?

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

What time zone is 56245 in?

56245 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56245?

About 441 people live in ZIP code 56245, in 193 households, at 9.6 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 56245?

$84,583 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56245?

The closest are 56229 (6.5 mi), 56297 (6.9 mi), 56223 (8.8 mi), 56241 (9.4 mi) and 56237 (12.8 mi).

Is 56245 a PO Box ZIP code?

56245 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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