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56331

ZIP 56331 is Freeport, 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
2,057
Coordinates
45.6790, -94.6717
☼ Live from 56331 — Freeport, MN

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Where 56331 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 56331
  • 🔢 Type 56331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,331 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 569. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56330 (Foreston, MN, 44 mi away) and 56332 (Garfield, MN, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56331 becomes 13365 — and that is a real ZIP code: Little Falls, NY, 992 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13365, 13635, 15336, 15363, 15633, 16335, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33156 in Miami, FL, 1,595 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯450 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56331 and you would come out at 45.68°S, 85.33°E — 748 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 69.4 square miles of land, 56331 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,057This ZIP2,057
Households725This ZIP725
Housing units785This ZIP785
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$96,042This ZIP$96,042Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$271,800This ZIP$271,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density29.7 / sq miThis ZIP29.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees538This ZIP538
Annual payroll$28,488,000This ZIP$28,488,000
Tax returns filed1,010This ZIP1,010
Total adjusted gross income$89,351,000This ZIP$89,351,000

Land area

Land area69.35 sq miThis ZIP69.35 sq mi
Water area1.73 sq miThis ZIP1.73 sq mi

Counties 56331 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stearns County 98.9%
Morrison County 1.1%

Other place names in 56331

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

ZIP codes near 56331

ZIPCityDistance
56356 New Munich, MN 4.1 mi
56307 Albany, MN 5.3 mi
56352 Melrose, MN 7.0 mi
56384 Upsala, MN 10.3 mi
56335 Greenwald, MN 10.5 mi
56336 Grey Eagle, MN 10.7 mi
56310 Avon, MN 11.1 mi
56318 Burtrum, MN 12.0 mi
56376 Saint Martin, MN 12.2 mi
56340 Holdingford, MN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56331?

56331 is in Freeport, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6790, -94.6717.

What county is 56331 in?

56331 spans 2 counties: Stearns County and Morrison 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 56331?

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

What time zone is 56331 in?

56331 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56331?

About 2,057 people live in ZIP code 56331, in 725 households, at 29.7 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 56331?

$96,042 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56331?

The closest are 56356 (4.1 mi), 56307 (5.3 mi), 56352 (7 mi), 56384 (10.3 mi) and 56335 (10.5 mi).

Is 56331 a PO Box ZIP code?

56331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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