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Where 56294 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 56294 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGZgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,294 = 2 × 7 × 4021. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101101111100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56293 (Wabasso, MN, 7 mi away) and 56295 (Watson, MN, 59 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56294 becomes 49265 — and that is a real ZIP code: Onsted, MI, 578 miles away.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24569, 25649, 29456, 29465, 29546, 29564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96452 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,783 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
- 🎯355 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56294 and you would come out at 44.31°S, 84.79°E — 770 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
- 📏 At 0.259 square miles of land, 56294 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 125 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 104This ZIP104 |
|---|---|
| Households | 59This ZIP59 |
| Housing units | 69This ZIP69 |
| Median age | 53.8This ZIP53.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $82,083This ZIP$82,083Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $164,600This ZIP$164,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.8%This ZIP34.8% |
| Mean commute | 17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min |
| Population density | 401.5 / sq miThis ZIP401.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 20This ZIP20 |
| Annual payroll | $1,671,000This ZIP$1,671,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56294
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56294
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56152 | Lamberton, MN | 6.9 mi |
56293 | Wabasso, MN | 7.4 mi |
56224 | Clements, MN | 8.3 mi |
56083 | Sanborn, MN | 8.3 mi |
56166 | Revere, MN | 11.3 mi |
56255 | Lucan, MN | 11.5 mi |
56287 | Seaforth, MN | 12.4 mi |
56087 | Springfield, MN | 12.8 mi |
56180 | Walnut Grove, MN | 13.1 mi |
56283 | Redwood Falls, MN | 15.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56294?
56294 is in Wanda, Minnesota, in Redwood County. Its published point location is 44.3149, -95.2131.
What county is 56294 in?
56294 lies in Redwood County.
What area code is 56294?
Wanda uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56294 in?
56294 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56294?
About 104 people live in ZIP code 56294, in 59 households, at 401.5 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 56294?
$82,083 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56294?
The closest are 56152 (6.9 mi), 56293 (7.4 mi), 56224 (8.3 mi), 56083 (8.3 mi) and 56166 (11.3 mi).
Is 56294 a PO Box ZIP code?
56294 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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