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56320

ZIP 56320 is Cold Spring, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
8,482
Coordinates
45.4667, -94.4029
☼ Live from 56320 — Cold Spring, MN

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Where 56320 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 56320
  • 🔢 Type 56320 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,320 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 11. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56319 (Carlos, MN, 54 mi away) and 56321 (Collegeville, MN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56320 becomes 02365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32605 in Gainesville, FL, 1,271 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯443 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56320 and you would come out at 45.47°S, 85.60°E — 766 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 51.1 square miles of land, 56320 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,482This ZIP8,482
Households3,389This ZIP3,389
Housing units3,627This ZIP3,627
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,026This ZIP$87,026Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$353,600This ZIP$353,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,390This ZIP$1,390Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.5%This ZIP32.5%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density166.1 / sq miThis ZIP166.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments216This ZIP216
Employees4,742This ZIP4,742
Annual payroll$270,950,000This ZIP$270,950,000
Tax returns filed4,130This ZIP4,130
Total adjusted gross income$426,508,000This ZIP$426,508,000

Land area

Land area51.07 sq miThis ZIP51.07 sq mi
Water area3.61 sq miThis ZIP3.61 sq mi

Other place names in 56320

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

ZIP codes near 56320

ZIPCityDistance
56369 Rockville, MN 3.3 mi
56368 Richmond, MN 7.7 mi
56321 Collegeville, MN 7.8 mi
56301 Saint Cloud, MN 7.9 mi
56374 Saint Joseph, MN 8.0 mi
56387 Waite Park, MN 8.6 mi
55353 Kimball, MN 10.2 mi
56388 Waite Park, MN 10.7 mi
56371 Roscoe, MN 11.6 mi
56303 Saint Cloud, MN 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56320?

56320 is in Cold Spring, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4667, -94.4029.

What county is 56320 in?

56320 lies in Stearns County.

What area code is 56320?

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

What time zone is 56320 in?

56320 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56320?

About 8,482 people live in ZIP code 56320, in 3,389 households, at 166.1 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 56320?

$87,026 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56320?

The closest are 56369 (3.3 mi), 56368 (7.7 mi), 56321 (7.8 mi), 56301 (7.9 mi) and 56374 (8 mi).

Is 56320 a PO Box ZIP code?

56320 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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