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56303

ZIP 56303 is in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time. Saint Cloud has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
25,827
Coordinates
45.5740, -94.2153
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Where 56303 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56303
  • 🔢 Type 56303 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,303 = 13 × 61 × 71. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56302 (Saint Cloud, MN, 3 mi away) and 56304 (Saint Cloud, MN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56303 becomes 30365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05363, 05633, 06335, 06353, 06533, 30356, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33056 in Miami Gardens, FL, 1,561 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯454 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56303 and you would come out at 45.57°S, 85.78°E — 771 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 11.0 square miles of land, 56303 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,827This ZIP25,827
Households11,184This ZIP11,184
Housing units12,035This ZIP12,035
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,198This ZIP$65,198Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$205,200This ZIP$205,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$927This ZIP$927Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density2,356.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,356.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments524This ZIP524
Employees20,327This ZIP20,327
Annual payroll$1,251,310,000This ZIP$1,251,310,000
Tax returns filed13,950This ZIP13,950
Total adjusted gross income$806,217,000This ZIP$806,217,000

Land area

Land area10.96 sq miThis ZIP10.96 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 56303

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

ZIP codes near 56303

ZIPCityDistance
56388 Waite Park, MN 1.2 mi
56302 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56372 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56393 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56395 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56396 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56397 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56398 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56399 Saint Cloud, MN 2.7 mi
56387 Waite Park, MN 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56303?

56303 is in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5740, -94.2153.

What county is 56303 in?

56303 lies in Stearns County.

What area code is 56303?

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

What time zone is 56303 in?

56303 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56303?

About 25,827 people live in ZIP code 56303, in 11,184 households, at 2,356.3 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 56303?

$65,198 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56303?

The closest are 56388 (1.2 mi), 56302 (2.7 mi), 56372 (2.7 mi), 56393 (2.7 mi) and 56395 (2.7 mi).

Is 56303 a PO Box ZIP code?

56303 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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