56321
ZIP 56321 is Collegeville, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Stearns
- Metro area
- St. Cloud, MN
- Population
- 1,526
- Coordinates
- 45.5797, -94.3919
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Where 56321 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.
- 🔢 Type 56321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,321 = 17 × 3313. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101110000000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56320 (Cold Spring, MN, 8 mi away) and 56323 (Cyrus, MN, 64 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56321 becomes 12365, 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, 1,265 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯451 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56321 and you would come out at 45.58°S, 85.61°E — 763 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 0.634 square miles of land, 56321 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 307 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,526This ZIP1,526 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.1This ZIP20.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 81.5%This ZIP81.5% |
| Population density | 2,406.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,406.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,110This ZIP1,110 |
| Annual payroll | $36,738,000This ZIP$36,738,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
Other place names in 56321
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56321
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56374 | Saint Joseph, MN | 3.8 mi |
56310 | Avon, MN | 4.7 mi |
56320 | Cold Spring, MN | 7.8 mi |
56369 | Rockville, MN | 8.1 mi |
56388 | Waite Park, MN | 8.3 mi |
56387 | Waite Park, MN | 8.3 mi |
56303 | Saint Cloud, MN | 8.5 mi |
56377 | Sartell, MN | 9.0 mi |
56301 | Saint Cloud, MN | 9.6 mi |
56375 | Saint Stephen, MN | 10.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56321?
56321 is in Collegeville, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5797, -94.3919.
What county is 56321 in?
56321 lies in Stearns County.
What area code is 56321?
Collegeville uses area code 320, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56321 in?
56321 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56321?
About 1,526 people live in ZIP code 56321, at 2,406.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 56321?
The closest are 56374 (3.8 mi), 56310 (4.7 mi), 56320 (7.8 mi), 56369 (8.1 mi) and 56388 (8.3 mi).
Is 56321 a PO Box ZIP code?
56321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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