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56285

ZIP 56285 is Sacred Heart, Minnesota, in Renville County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Renville
Metro area
none
Population
983
Coordinates
44.7883, -95.3453
☼ Live from 56285 — Sacred Heart, MN

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Where 56285 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56285
  • 🔢 Type 56285 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,285 = 5 × 11257. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56284 (Renville, MN, 7 mi away) and 56287 (Seaforth, MN, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56285 becomes 58265 — and that is a real ZIP code: Neche, ND, 307 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28556, 28655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85652 in Cortaro, AZ, 1,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯380 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56285 and you would come out at 44.79°S, 84.65°E — 747 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 99.8 square miles of land, 56285 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population983This ZIP983
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units507This ZIP507
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$83,984This ZIP$83,984Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$143,500This ZIP$143,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density9.9 / sq miThis ZIP9.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees148This ZIP148
Annual payroll$5,748,000This ZIP$5,748,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$39,432,000This ZIP$39,432,000

Land area

Land area99.77 sq miThis ZIP99.77 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 56285

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ZIP codes near 56285

ZIPCityDistance
56284 Renville, MN 6.6 mi
56241 Granite Falls, MN 11.2 mi
56237 Echo, MN 12.1 mi
56214 Belview, MN 12.3 mi
56230 Danube, MN 12.6 mi
56222 Clara City, MN 13.6 mi
56260 Maynard, MN 13.8 mi
56281 Prinsburg, MN 14.2 mi
56297 Wood Lake, MN 14.6 mi
56277 Olivia, MN 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56285?

56285 is in Sacred Heart, Minnesota, in Renville County. Its published point location is 44.7883, -95.3453.

What county is 56285 in?

56285 lies in Renville County.

What area code is 56285?

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

What time zone is 56285 in?

56285 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56285?

About 983 people live in ZIP code 56285, in 443 households, at 9.9 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 56285?

$83,984 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56285?

The closest are 56284 (6.6 mi), 56241 (11.2 mi), 56237 (12.1 mi), 56214 (12.3 mi) and 56230 (12.6 mi).

Is 56285 a PO Box ZIP code?

56285 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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