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56312

ZIP 56312 is Belgrade, Minnesota, mostly in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns +1 more
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
2,270
Coordinates
45.4566, -94.9692
☼ Live from 56312 — Belgrade, MN

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Where 56312 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 56312
  • 🔢 Type 56312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7039. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56311 (Barrett, MN, 54 mi away) and 56313 (Bock, MN, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56312 becomes 21365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15236, 15362, 15623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32615 in Alachua, FL, 1,275 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯430 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56312 and you would come out at 45.46°S, 85.03°E — 742 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 171.3 square miles of land, 56312 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,270This ZIP2,270
Households886This ZIP886
Housing units941This ZIP941
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,000This ZIP$70,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$249,800This ZIP$249,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density13.3 / sq miThis ZIP13.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees773This ZIP773
Annual payroll$51,902,000This ZIP$51,902,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$79,089,000This ZIP$79,089,000

Land area

Land area171.32 sq miThis ZIP171.32 sq mi
Water area1.65 sq miThis ZIP1.65 sq mi

Counties 56312 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Stearns County 74.3%
Kandiyohi County 25.7%

Other place names in 56312

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ZIP codes near 56312

ZIPCityDistance
56325 Elrosa, MN 7.4 mi
56316 Brooten, MN 9.1 mi
56273 New London, MN 9.6 mi
56335 Greenwald, MN 11.3 mi
56362 Paynesville, MN 13.0 mi
56288 Spicer, MN 14.8 mi
56376 Saint Martin, MN 15.0 mi
56352 Melrose, MN 15.0 mi
56289 Sunburg, MN 15.0 mi
56371 Roscoe, MN 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56312?

56312 is in Belgrade, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4566, -94.9692.

What county is 56312 in?

56312 spans 2 counties: Stearns County and Kandiyohi County. Most of it falls in Stearns 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 56312?

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

What time zone is 56312 in?

56312 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56312?

About 2,270 people live in ZIP code 56312, in 886 households, at 13.3 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 56312?

$70,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56312?

The closest are 56325 (7.4 mi), 56316 (9.1 mi), 56273 (9.6 mi), 56335 (11.3 mi) and 56362 (13 mi).

Is 56312 a PO Box ZIP code?

56312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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