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56253

ZIP 56253 is Lake Lillian, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kandiyohi
Metro area
Willmar, MN
Population
740
Coordinates
44.9582, -94.8662
☼ Live from 56253 — Lake Lillian, MN

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Where 56253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56253
  • 🔢 Type 56253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,253 = 3 × 17 × 1103. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56252 (Kerkhoven, MN, 26 mi away) and 56255 (Lucan, MN, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56253 becomes 35265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25356, 25365, 25635, 25653, 32565, 32655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32655 in High Springs, FL, 1,241 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯402 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56253 and you would come out at 44.96°S, 85.13°E — 762 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 106.2 square miles of land, 56253 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population740This ZIP740
Households347This ZIP347
Housing units552This ZIP552
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,391This ZIP$75,391Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$198,100This ZIP$198,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees145This ZIP145
Annual payroll$8,532,000This ZIP$8,532,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$40,505,000This ZIP$40,505,000

Land area

Land area106.16 sq miThis ZIP106.16 sq mi
Water area7.38 sq miThis ZIP7.38 sq mi

Other place names in 56253

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ZIP codes near 56253

ZIPCityDistance
56228 Cosmos, MN 8.9 mi
56216 Blomkest, MN 9.5 mi
56209 Atwater, MN 12.0 mi
56251 Kandiyohi, MN 13.1 mi
56201 Willmar, MN 13.1 mi
55310 Bird Island, MN 14.0 mi
56277 Olivia, MN 14.6 mi
56281 Prinsburg, MN 14.6 mi
56230 Danube, MN 15.8 mi
55342 Hector, MN 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56253?

56253 is in Lake Lillian, Minnesota, in Kandiyohi County, part of the Willmar, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9582, -94.8662.

What county is 56253 in?

56253 lies in Kandiyohi County.

What area code is 56253?

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

What time zone is 56253 in?

56253 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56253?

About 740 people live in ZIP code 56253, in 347 households, at 7.0 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 56253?

$75,391 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56253?

The closest are 56228 (8.9 mi), 56216 (9.5 mi), 56209 (12 mi), 56251 (13.1 mi) and 56201 (13.1 mi).

Is 56253 a PO Box ZIP code?

56253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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