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56387

ZIP 56387 is in Waite Park, Minnesota, in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time. Waite Park has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 56388.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
7,756
Coordinates
45.5209, -94.2430
☼ Live from 56387 — Waite Park, MN

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Where 56387 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56387
  • 🔢 Type 56387 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBEgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,387 = 113 × 499. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56386 (Wahkon, MN, 54 mi away) and 56388 (Waite Park, MN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56387 becomes 78365, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85367 in Yuma, AZ, 1,392 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯451 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56387 and you would come out at 45.52°S, 85.76°E — 771 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 8.9 square miles of land, 56387 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,756This ZIP7,756
Households3,307This ZIP3,307
Housing units3,436This ZIP3,436
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,009This ZIP$59,009Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$232,200This ZIP$232,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,129This ZIP$1,129Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density866.9 / sq miThis ZIP866.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments414This ZIP414
Employees8,483This ZIP8,483
Annual payroll$380,913,000This ZIP$380,913,000
Tax returns filed3,850This ZIP3,850
Total adjusted gross income$197,946,000This ZIP$197,946,000

Land area

Land area8.95 sq miThis ZIP8.95 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 56387

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ZIP codes near 56387

ZIPCityDistance
56301 Saint Cloud, MN 2.3 mi
56388 Waite Park, MN 2.7 mi
56303 Saint Cloud, MN 3.9 mi
56374 Saint Joseph, MN 4.7 mi
56302 Saint Cloud, MN 4.8 mi
56372 Saint Cloud, MN 4.8 mi
56393 Saint Cloud, MN 4.8 mi
56395 Saint Cloud, MN 4.8 mi
56396 Saint Cloud, MN 4.8 mi
56397 Saint Cloud, MN 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56387?

56387 is in Waite Park, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5209, -94.2430.

What county is 56387 in?

56387 lies in Stearns County.

What area code is 56387?

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

What time zone is 56387 in?

56387 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56387?

About 7,756 people live in ZIP code 56387, in 3,307 households, at 866.9 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 56387?

$59,009 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56387?

The closest are 56301 (2.3 mi), 56388 (2.7 mi), 56303 (3.9 mi), 56374 (4.7 mi) and 56302 (4.8 mi).

Is 56387 a PO Box ZIP code?

56387 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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