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56368

ZIP 56368 is Richmond, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
4,262
Coordinates
45.4643, -94.5612
☼ Live from 56368 — Richmond, MN

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Where 56368 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56368
  • 🔢 Type 56368 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,368 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 271. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56367 (Rice, MN, 28 mi away) and 56369 (Rockville, MN, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56368 becomes 86365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36568, 36685, 36856, 36865, 38665, 56386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85366 in Yuma, AZ, 1,389 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯440 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56368 and you would come out at 45.46°S, 85.44°E — 759 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 70.5 square miles of land, 56368 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,262This ZIP4,262
Households1,674This ZIP1,674
Housing units2,327This ZIP2,327
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$97,407This ZIP$97,407Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$321,100This ZIP$321,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$934This ZIP$934Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density60.4 / sq miThis ZIP60.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments124This ZIP124
Employees700This ZIP700
Annual payroll$25,700,000This ZIP$25,700,000
Tax returns filed2,290This ZIP2,290
Total adjusted gross income$225,264,000This ZIP$225,264,000

Land area

Land area70.54 sq miThis ZIP70.54 sq mi
Water area6.37 sq miThis ZIP6.37 sq mi

Other place names in 56368

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ZIP codes near 56368

ZIPCityDistance
56371 Roscoe, MN 4.3 mi
56376 Saint Martin, MN 5.8 mi
56320 Cold Spring, MN 7.7 mi
56362 Paynesville, MN 8.5 mi
56369 Rockville, MN 10.9 mi
55329 Eden Valley, MN 11.0 mi
56307 Albany, MN 11.3 mi
56321 Collegeville, MN 11.4 mi
56310 Avon, MN 12.8 mi
55389 Watkins, MN 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56368?

56368 is in Richmond, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4643, -94.5612.

What county is 56368 in?

56368 lies in Stearns County.

What area code is 56368?

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

What time zone is 56368 in?

56368 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56368?

About 4,262 people live in ZIP code 56368, in 1,674 households, at 60.4 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 56368?

$97,407 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56368?

The closest are 56371 (4.3 mi), 56376 (5.8 mi), 56320 (7.7 mi), 56362 (8.5 mi) and 56369 (10.9 mi).

Is 56368 a PO Box ZIP code?

56368 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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