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56353

ZIP 56353 is Milaca, Minnesota, mostly in Mille Lacs County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mille Lacs +3 more
Population
9,546
Coordinates
45.8037, -93.6291
☼ Live from 56353 — Milaca, MN

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Where 56353 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56353
  • 🔢 Type 56353 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,353 = 11 × 47 × 109. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56352 (Melrose, MN, 58 mi away) and 56354 (Miltona, MN, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56353 becomes 35365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33556, 33565, 33655, 35563, 35653, 36535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33655 in Tampa, FL, 1,376 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯483 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56353 and you would come out at 45.80°S, 86.37°E — 790 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 189.8 square miles of land, 56353 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 144 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,546This ZIP9,546
Households3,854This ZIP3,854
Housing units4,167This ZIP4,167
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,763This ZIP$78,763Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$263,200This ZIP$263,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density50.3 / sq miThis ZIP50.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments248This ZIP248
Employees2,077This ZIP2,077
Annual payroll$84,152,000This ZIP$84,152,000
Tax returns filed4,540This ZIP4,540
Total adjusted gross income$320,144,000This ZIP$320,144,000

Land area

Land area189.81 sq miThis ZIP189.81 sq mi
Water area1.21 sq miThis ZIP1.21 sq mi

Counties 56353 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mille Lacs County 94.5%
Isanti County 2.7%
Kanabec County 2.6%
Morrison County 0.1%

Other place names in 56353

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ZIP codes near 56353

ZIPCityDistance
56313 Bock, MN 3.9 mi
56330 Foreston, MN 7.1 mi
56363 Pease, MN 7.4 mi
56358 Ogilvie, MN 9.1 mi
56357 Oak Park, MN 11.2 mi
55017 Dalbo, MN 13.0 mi
56329 Foley, MN 15.2 mi
55371 Princeton, MN 15.9 mi
55051 Mora, MN 16.7 mi
56338 Hillman, MN 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56353?

56353 is in Milaca, Minnesota, in Mille Lacs County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8037, -93.6291.

What county is 56353 in?

56353 spans 4 counties: Mille Lacs County, Isanti County, Kanabec County and Morrison County. Most of it falls in Mille Lacs 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 56353?

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

What time zone is 56353 in?

56353 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56353?

About 9,546 people live in ZIP code 56353, in 3,854 households, at 50.3 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 56353?

$78,763 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56353?

The closest are 56313 (3.9 mi), 56330 (7.1 mi), 56363 (7.4 mi), 56358 (9.1 mi) and 56357 (11.2 mi).

Is 56353 a PO Box ZIP code?

56353 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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