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56386

ZIP 56386 is Wahkon, Minnesota, in Mille Lacs County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mille Lacs
Population
661
Coordinates
46.1144, -93.5195
☼ Live from 56386 — Wahkon, MN

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Where 56386 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56386
  • 🔢 Type 56386 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,386 = 2 × 11 × 11 × 233. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56385 (Villard, MN, 87 mi away) and 56387 (Waite Park, MN, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56386 becomes 68365 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grafton, NE, 435 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36568, 36685, 36856, 36865, 38665, 56368, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85366 in Yuma, AZ, 1,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯504 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56386 and you would come out at 46.11°S, 86.48°E — 786 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 17.8 square miles of land, 56386 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population661This ZIP661
Households301This ZIP301
Housing units531This ZIP531
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$54,583This ZIP$54,583Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$277,800This ZIP$277,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$886This ZIP$886Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min
Population density37.1 / sq miThis ZIP37.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$2,748,000This ZIP$2,748,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$27,822,000This ZIP$27,822,000

Land area

Land area17.81 sq miThis ZIP17.81 sq mi
Water area4.90 sq miThis ZIP4.90 sq mi

Other place names in 56386

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ZIP codes near 56386

ZIPCityDistance
56359 Onamia, MN 7.1 mi
56342 Isle, MN 8.7 mi
55051 Mora, MN 15.0 mi
56338 Hillman, MN 16.9 mi
56450 Garrison, MN 17.6 mi
56350 Mc Grath, MN 19.1 mi
56358 Ogilvie, MN 19.4 mi
55007 Brook Park, MN 21.7 mi
56353 Milaca, MN 22.1 mi
56313 Bock, MN 22.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56386?

56386 is in Wahkon, Minnesota, in Mille Lacs County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1144, -93.5195.

What county is 56386 in?

56386 lies in Mille Lacs County.

What area code is 56386?

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

What time zone is 56386 in?

56386 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56386?

About 661 people live in ZIP code 56386, in 301 households, at 37.1 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 56386?

$54,583 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56386?

The closest are 56359 (7.1 mi), 56342 (8.7 mi), 55051 (15 mi), 56338 (16.9 mi) and 56450 (17.6 mi).

Is 56386 a PO Box ZIP code?

56386 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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