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56283

ZIP 56283 is Redwood Falls, Minnesota, mostly in Redwood County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Redwood +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,481
Coordinates
44.5280, -95.1389
☼ Live from 56283 — Redwood Falls, MN

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Where 56283 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56283
  • 🔢 Type 56283 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,283 = 3 × 73 × 257. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56282 (Raymond, MN, 35 mi away) and 56284 (Renville, MN, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56283 becomes 38265, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32856 in Orlando, FL, 1,337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯369 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56283 and you would come out at 44.53°S, 84.86°E — 765 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 178.4 square miles of land, 56283 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 135 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,481This ZIP6,481
Households2,732This ZIP2,732
Housing units3,092This ZIP3,092
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,352This ZIP$66,352Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$176,800This ZIP$176,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$831This ZIP$831Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density36.3 / sq miThis ZIP36.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments272This ZIP272
Employees2,877This ZIP2,877
Annual payroll$146,906,000This ZIP$146,906,000
Tax returns filed3,230This ZIP3,230
Total adjusted gross income$247,636,000This ZIP$247,636,000

Land area

Land area178.38 sq miThis ZIP178.38 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Counties 56283 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Redwood County 83.9%
Renville County 16.1%

Other place names in 56283

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

ZIP codes near 56283

ZIPCityDistance
56270 Morton, MN 8.8 mi
56293 Wabasso, MN 9.7 mi
56287 Seaforth, MN 9.9 mi
56214 Belview, MN 10.8 mi
56224 Clements, MN 11.1 mi
56266 Morgan, MN 13.3 mi
55333 Franklin, MN 13.9 mi
56294 Wanda, MN 15.2 mi
56292 Vesta, MN 15.8 mi
56237 Echo, MN 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56283?

56283 is in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in Redwood County. Its published point location is 44.5280, -95.1389.

What county is 56283 in?

56283 spans 2 counties: Redwood County and Renville County. Most of it falls in Redwood 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 56283?

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

What time zone is 56283 in?

56283 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56283?

About 6,481 people live in ZIP code 56283, in 2,732 households, at 36.3 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 56283?

$66,352 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56283?

The closest are 56270 (8.8 mi), 56293 (9.7 mi), 56287 (9.9 mi), 56214 (10.8 mi) and 56224 (11.1 mi).

Is 56283 a PO Box ZIP code?

56283 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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