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56374

ZIP 56374 is Saint Joseph, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
10,029
Coordinates
45.5659, -94.3166
☼ Live from 56374 — Saint Joseph, MN

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Where 56374 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56374
  • 🔢 Type 56374 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,374 = 2 × 71 × 397. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56373 (Royalton, MN, 21 mi away) and 56375 (Saint Stephen, MN, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56374 becomes 47365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34756, 35476, 35647, 35674, 35746, 35764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34756 in Montverde, FL, 1,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯452 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56374 and you would come out at 45.57°S, 85.68°E — 767 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 42m.
  • 📏 At 66.4 square miles of land, 56374 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,029This ZIP10,029
Households3,554This ZIP3,554
Housing units3,776This ZIP3,776
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,156This ZIP$80,156Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$292,000This ZIP$292,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%This ZIP28.2%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density151.0 / sq miThis ZIP151.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments243This ZIP243
Employees2,991This ZIP2,991
Annual payroll$169,267,000This ZIP$169,267,000
Tax returns filed4,430This ZIP4,430
Total adjusted gross income$358,097,000This ZIP$358,097,000

Land area

Land area66.42 sq miThis ZIP66.42 sq mi
Water area1.75 sq miThis ZIP1.75 sq mi

Other place names in 56374

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ZIP codes near 56374

ZIPCityDistance
56321 Collegeville, MN 3.8 mi
56388 Waite Park, MN 4.5 mi
56387 Waite Park, MN 4.7 mi
56303 Saint Cloud, MN 4.9 mi
56301 Saint Cloud, MN 6.5 mi
56377 Sartell, MN 6.7 mi
56369 Rockville, MN 6.8 mi
56302 Saint Cloud, MN 7.5 mi
56372 Saint Cloud, MN 7.5 mi
56393 Saint Cloud, MN 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56374?

56374 is in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5659, -94.3166.

What county is 56374 in?

56374 lies in Stearns County.

What area code is 56374?

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

What time zone is 56374 in?

56374 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56374?

About 10,029 people live in ZIP code 56374, in 3,554 households, at 151.0 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 56374?

$80,156 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56374?

The closest are 56321 (3.8 mi), 56388 (4.5 mi), 56387 (4.7 mi), 56303 (4.9 mi) and 56301 (6.5 mi).

Is 56374 a PO Box ZIP code?

56374 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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