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56381

ZIP 56381 is Starbuck, Minnesota, in Pope County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pope
Metro area
none
Population
2,344
Coordinates
45.5568, -95.5378
☼ Live from 56381 — Starbuck, MN

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Where 56381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56381
  • 🔢 Type 56381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,381 = 13 × 4337. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56379 (Sauk Rapids, MN, 71 mi away) and 56382 (Swanville, MN, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56381 becomes 18365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85613 in Fort Huachuca, AZ, 1,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯425 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56381 and you would come out at 45.56°S, 84.46°E — 714 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 144.7 square miles of land, 56381 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,344This ZIP2,344
Households1,041This ZIP1,041
Housing units1,379This ZIP1,379
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,146This ZIP$77,146Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$232,500This ZIP$232,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,022This ZIP$1,022Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees474This ZIP474
Annual payroll$21,206,000This ZIP$21,206,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$96,237,000This ZIP$96,237,000

Land area

Land area144.68 sq miThis ZIP144.68 sq mi
Water area9.05 sq miThis ZIP9.05 sq mi

Other place names in 56381

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ZIP codes near 56381

ZIPCityDistance
56334 Glenwood, MN 9.8 mi
56323 Cyrus, MN 10.3 mi
56349 Lowry, MN 11.2 mi
56226 Clontarf, MN 12.4 mi
56244 Hancock, MN 12.9 mi
56327 Farwell, MN 14.1 mi
56215 Benson, MN 16.6 mi
56385 Villard, MN 18.1 mi
56343 Kensington, MN 18.6 mi
56341 Holmes City, MN 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56381?

56381 is in Starbuck, Minnesota, in Pope County. Its published point location is 45.5568, -95.5378.

What county is 56381 in?

56381 lies in Pope County.

What area code is 56381?

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

What time zone is 56381 in?

56381 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56381?

About 2,344 people live in ZIP code 56381, in 1,041 households, at 16.2 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 56381?

$77,146 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56381?

The closest are 56334 (9.8 mi), 56323 (10.3 mi), 56349 (11.2 mi), 56226 (12.4 mi) and 56244 (12.9 mi).

Is 56381 a PO Box ZIP code?

56381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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