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56352

ZIP 56352 is Melrose, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
6,112
Coordinates
45.6418, -94.8064
☼ Live from 56352 — Melrose, MN

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Where 56352 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56352
  • 🔢 Type 56352 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,352 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 587. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56350 (Mc Grath, MN, 88 mi away) and 56353 (Milaca, MN, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56352 becomes 25365 — and that is a real ZIP code: Charleston, WV, 847 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25356, 25365, 25635, 25653, 32565, 32655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32655 in High Springs, FL, 1,277 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯445 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56352 and you would come out at 45.64°S, 85.19°E — 743 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 109.9 square miles of land, 56352 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,112This ZIP6,112
Households2,444This ZIP2,444
Housing units2,684This ZIP2,684
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,721This ZIP$73,721Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$229,100This ZIP$229,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,100This ZIP$1,100Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density55.6 / sq miThis ZIP55.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments158This ZIP158
Employees2,635This ZIP2,635
Annual payroll$166,378,000This ZIP$166,378,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$186,199,000This ZIP$186,199,000

Land area

Land area109.85 sq miThis ZIP109.85 sq mi
Water area2.92 sq miThis ZIP2.92 sq mi

Other place names in 56352

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

ZIP codes near 56352

ZIPCityDistance
56335 Greenwald, MN 3.8 mi
56356 New Munich, MN 3.8 mi
56331 Freeport, MN 7.0 mi
56325 Elrosa, MN 8.7 mi
56307 Albany, MN 10.5 mi
56378 Sauk Centre, MN 10.5 mi
56376 Saint Martin, MN 11.7 mi
56336 Grey Eagle, MN 12.5 mi
56312 Belgrade, MN 15.0 mi
56318 Burtrum, MN 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56352?

56352 is in Melrose, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6418, -94.8064.

What county is 56352 in?

56352 lies in Stearns County.

What area code is 56352?

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

What time zone is 56352 in?

56352 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56352?

About 6,112 people live in ZIP code 56352, in 2,444 households, at 55.6 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 56352?

$73,721 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56352?

The closest are 56335 (3.8 mi), 56356 (3.8 mi), 56331 (7 mi), 56325 (8.7 mi) and 56307 (10.5 mi).

Is 56352 a PO Box ZIP code?

56352 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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