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56278

ZIP 56278 is Ortonville, Minnesota, mostly in Big Stone County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Big Stone +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,698
Coordinates
45.3480, -96.3800
☼ Live from 56278 — Ortonville, MN

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Where 56278 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56278
  • 🔢 Type 56278 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,278 = 2 × 19 × 1481. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56277 (Olivia, MN, 79 mi away) and 56279 (Pennock, MN, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56278 becomes 87265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78526 in Brownsville, TX, 1,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯397 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56278 and you would come out at 45.35°S, 83.62°E — 684 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 135.4 square miles of land, 56278 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,698This ZIP2,698
Households1,149This ZIP1,149
Housing units1,609This ZIP1,609
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,203This ZIP$63,203Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$202,800This ZIP$202,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$748This ZIP$748Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute13.8 minThis ZIP13.8 min
Population density19.9 / sq miThis ZIP19.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments102This ZIP102
Employees902This ZIP902
Annual payroll$37,026,000This ZIP$37,026,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$81,922,000This ZIP$81,922,000

Land area

Land area135.37 sq miThis ZIP135.37 sq mi
Water area10.06 sq miThis ZIP10.06 sq mi

Counties 56278 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Big Stone County 89.4%
Lac qui Parle County 10.6%

Other place names in 56278

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

ZIP codes near 56278

ZIPCityDistance
56225 Clinton, MN 7.1 mi
57216 Big Stone City, SD 7.9 mi
56276 Odessa, MN 8.2 mi
56227 Correll, MN 11.0 mi
57252 Milbank, SD 15.2 mi
56212 Bellingham, MN 15.2 mi
56240 Graceville, MN 15.7 mi
56210 Barry, MN 16.9 mi
57227 Corona, SD 17.0 mi
56221 Chokio, MN 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56278?

56278 is in Ortonville, Minnesota, in Big Stone County. Its published point location is 45.3480, -96.3800.

What county is 56278 in?

56278 spans 2 counties: Big Stone County and Lac qui Parle County. Most of it falls in Big Stone 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 56278?

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

What time zone is 56278 in?

56278 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56278?

About 2,698 people live in ZIP code 56278, in 1,149 households, at 19.9 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 56278?

$63,203 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56278?

The closest are 56225 (7.1 mi), 57216 (7.9 mi), 56276 (8.2 mi), 56227 (11 mi) and 57252 (15.2 mi).

Is 56278 a PO Box ZIP code?

56278 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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