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Where 56287 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.
- 🔢 Type 56287 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,287 = 7 × 11 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101101111011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56285 (Sacred Heart, MN, 22 mi away) and 56288 (Spicer, MN, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56287 becomes 78265 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Antonio, TX, 1,053 miles away.
- 👥 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, 1,282 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
- 🎯362 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56287 and you would come out at 44.48°S, 84.67°E — 759 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 50m.
- 📏 At 0.444 square miles of land, 56287 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 215 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 98This ZIP98 |
|---|---|
| Households | 35This ZIP35 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 25.8This ZIP25.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,750This ZIP$73,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $70,000This ZIP$70,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.3%This ZIP10.3% |
| Mean commute | 18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min |
| Population density | 220.7 / sq miThis ZIP220.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56287
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56287
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56293 | Wabasso, MN | 5.2 mi |
56292 | Vesta, MN | 6.7 mi |
56255 | Lucan, MN | 7.6 mi |
56214 | Belview, MN | 9.3 mi |
56283 | Redwood Falls, MN | 9.9 mi |
56263 | Milroy, MN | 10.8 mi |
56237 | Echo, MN | 11.4 mi |
56294 | Wanda, MN | 12.4 mi |
56224 | Clements, MN | 14.5 mi |
56297 | Wood Lake, MN | 15.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56287?
56287 is in Seaforth, Minnesota, in Redwood County. Its published point location is 44.4758, -95.3264.
What county is 56287 in?
56287 lies in Redwood County.
What area code is 56287?
Seaforth uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56287 in?
56287 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56287?
About 98 people live in ZIP code 56287, in 35 households, at 220.7 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 56287?
$73,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56287?
The closest are 56293 (5.2 mi), 56292 (6.7 mi), 56255 (7.6 mi), 56214 (9.3 mi) and 56283 (9.9 mi).
Is 56287 a PO Box ZIP code?
56287 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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