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56319

ZIP 56319 is Carlos, Minnesota, mostly in Douglas County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas +1 more
Metro area
Alexandria, MN
Population
1,283
Coordinates
46.0108, -95.2157
☼ Live from 56319 — Carlos, MN

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Where 56319 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56319
  • 🔢 Type 56319 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,319 = 3 × 18773. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56318 (Burtrum, MN, 28 mi away) and 56320 (Cold Spring, MN, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56319 becomes 91365 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodland Hills, CA, 1,474 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,358 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯460 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56319 and you would come out at 46.01°S, 84.78°E — 714 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 40.4 square miles of land, 56319 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,283This ZIP1,283
Households587This ZIP587
Housing units725This ZIP725
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,712This ZIP$89,712Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$273,100This ZIP$273,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density31.8 / sq miThis ZIP31.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$4,675,000This ZIP$4,675,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$54,402,000This ZIP$54,402,000

Land area

Land area40.38 sq miThis ZIP40.38 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 56319 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Douglas County 80.7%
Todd County 19.3%

Other place names in 56319

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ZIP codes near 56319

ZIPCityDistance
56354 Miltona, MN 4.9 mi
56355 Nelson, MN 5.0 mi
56446 Eagle Bend, MN 9.9 mi
56360 Osakis, MN 10.1 mi
56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 11.7 mi
56308 Alexandria, MN 13.1 mi
56332 Garfield, MN 14.3 mi
56440 Clarissa, MN 15.4 mi
56389 West Union, MN 15.8 mi
56347 Long Prairie, MN 17.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56319?

56319 is in Carlos, Minnesota, in Douglas County, part of the Alexandria, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0108, -95.2157.

What county is 56319 in?

56319 spans 2 counties: Douglas County and Todd County. Most of it falls in Douglas 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 56319?

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

What time zone is 56319 in?

56319 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56319?

About 1,283 people live in ZIP code 56319, in 587 households, at 31.8 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 56319?

$89,712 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56319?

The closest are 56354 (4.9 mi), 56355 (5 mi), 56446 (9.9 mi), 56360 (10.1 mi) and 56361 (11.7 mi).

Is 56319 a PO Box ZIP code?

56319 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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