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56304

ZIP 56304 is in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, mostly in Sherburne County; area code 320; Central time. Saint Cloud has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sherburne +1 more
Population
17,473
Coordinates
45.5304, -94.0572
☼ Live from 56304 — Saint Cloud, MN

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Where 56304 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56304
  • 🔢 Type 56304 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,304 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56303 (Saint Cloud, MN, 8 mi away) and 56307 (Albany, MN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56304 becomes 40365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34605 in Brooksville, FL, 1,337 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯456 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56304 and you would come out at 45.53°S, 85.94°E — 779 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 60.6 square miles of land, 56304 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,473This ZIP17,473
Households7,134This ZIP7,134
Housing units7,494This ZIP7,494
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$58,148This ZIP$58,148Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$251,500This ZIP$251,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$956This ZIP$956Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density288.1 / sq miThis ZIP288.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments306This ZIP306
Employees6,692This ZIP6,692
Annual payroll$338,828,000This ZIP$338,828,000
Tax returns filed7,890This ZIP7,890
Total adjusted gross income$457,037,000This ZIP$457,037,000

Land area

Land area60.64 sq miThis ZIP60.64 sq mi
Water area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi

Counties 56304 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sherburne County 86.7%
Benton County 13.3%

Other place names in 56304

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ZIP codes near 56304

ZIPCityDistance
56302 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56372 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56393 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56395 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56396 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56397 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56398 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
56399 Saint Cloud, MN 5.5 mi
55319 Clear Lake, MN 6.5 mi
56379 Sauk Rapids, MN 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56304?

56304 is in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, in Sherburne County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5304, -94.0572.

What county is 56304 in?

56304 spans 2 counties: Sherburne County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Sherburne 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 56304?

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

What time zone is 56304 in?

56304 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56304?

About 17,473 people live in ZIP code 56304, in 7,134 households, at 288.1 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 56304?

$58,148 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56304?

The closest are 56302 (5.5 mi), 56372 (5.5 mi), 56393 (5.5 mi), 56395 (5.5 mi) and 56396 (5.5 mi).

Is 56304 a PO Box ZIP code?

56304 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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