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56257

ZIP 56257 is Marietta, Minnesota, mostly in Lac qui Parle County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lac qui Parle +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
377
Coordinates
44.9693, -96.4022
☼ Live from 56257 — Marietta, MN

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Where 56257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56257
  • 🔢 Type 56257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,257 = 101 × 557. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56256 (Madison, MN, 10 mi away) and 56258 (Marshall, MN, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56257 becomes 75265 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 843 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27556 in Middleburg, NC, 1,114 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯372 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56257 and you would come out at 44.97°S, 83.60°E — 696 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 92.1 square miles of land, 56257 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population377This ZIP377
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units209This ZIP209
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,417This ZIP$75,417Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$73,800This ZIP$73,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$938This ZIP$938Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$2,464,000This ZIP$2,464,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$15,981,000This ZIP$15,981,000

Land area

Land area92.09 sq miThis ZIP92.09 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Counties 56257 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lac qui Parle County 95.0%
Deuel County 5.0%

Other place names in 56257

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

ZIP codes near 56257

ZIPCityDistance
57259 Revillo, SD 8.2 mi
56256 Madison, MN 9.8 mi
56212 Bellingham, MN 11.8 mi
57237 Gary, SD 12.8 mi
57246 Labolt, SD 14.2 mi
56220 Canby, MN 17.6 mi
56232 Dawson, MN 18.0 mi
57265 Strandburg, SD 18.6 mi
57252 Milbank, SD 19.0 mi
56276 Odessa, MN 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56257?

56257 is in Marietta, Minnesota, in Lac qui Parle County. Its published point location is 44.9693, -96.4022.

What county is 56257 in?

56257 spans 2 counties: Lac qui Parle County and Deuel County. Most of it falls in Lac qui Parle 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 56257?

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

What time zone is 56257 in?

56257 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56257?

About 377 people live in ZIP code 56257, in 161 households, at 4.1 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 56257?

$75,417 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56257?

The closest are 57259 (8.2 mi), 56256 (9.8 mi), 56212 (11.8 mi), 57237 (12.8 mi) and 57246 (14.2 mi).

Is 56257 a PO Box ZIP code?

56257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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