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56264

ZIP 56264 is Minneota, Minnesota, mostly in Lyon County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lyon +2 more
Metro area
Marshall, MN
Population
2,277
Coordinates
44.5868, -95.9813
☼ Live from 56264 — Minneota, MN

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Where 56264 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 56264
  • 🔢 Type 56264 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,264 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 541. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56263 (Milroy, MN, 25 mi away) and 56265 (Montevideo, MN, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56264 becomes 46265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24566, 24656, 25646, 26456, 26546, 42566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24566 in Keeling, VA, 1,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯355 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56264 and you would come out at 44.59°S, 84.02°E — 728 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 128.9 square miles of land, 56264 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,277This ZIP2,277
Households840This ZIP840
Housing units966This ZIP966
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$81,071This ZIP$81,071Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$189,600This ZIP$189,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density17.7 / sq miThis ZIP17.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees456This ZIP456
Annual payroll$17,003,000This ZIP$17,003,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$71,873,000This ZIP$71,873,000

Land area

Land area128.86 sq miThis ZIP128.86 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 56264 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lyon County 70.0%
Yellow Medicine County 25.7%
Lincoln County 4.3%

Other place names in 56264

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ZIP codes near 56264

ZIPCityDistance
56291 Taunton, MN 4.7 mi
56239 Ghent, MN 6.7 mi
56280 Porter, MN 9.6 mi
56157 Lynd, MN 12.7 mi
56229 Cottonwood, MN 13.0 mi
56223 Clarkfield, MN 14.5 mi
56142 Ivanhoe, MN 14.8 mi
56113 Arco, MN 15.1 mi
56258 Marshall, MN 15.5 mi
56245 Hanley Falls, MN 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56264?

56264 is in Minneota, Minnesota, in Lyon County, part of the Marshall, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5868, -95.9813.

What county is 56264 in?

56264 spans 3 counties: Lyon County, Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County. Most of it falls in Lyon 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 56264?

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

What time zone is 56264 in?

56264 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56264?

About 2,277 people live in ZIP code 56264, in 840 households, at 17.7 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 56264?

$81,071 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56264?

The closest are 56291 (4.7 mi), 56239 (6.7 mi), 56280 (9.6 mi), 56157 (12.7 mi) and 56229 (13 mi).

Is 56264 a PO Box ZIP code?

56264 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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