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56401

ZIP 56401 is Brainerd, Minnesota, mostly in Crow Wing County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing +1 more
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
31,841
Coordinates
46.3229, -94.1252
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Where 56401 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56401
  • 🔢 Type 56401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56401 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56399 (Saint Cloud, MN, 53 mi away) and 56425 (Baxter, MN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56401 becomes 10465 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bronx, NY, 1,081 miles away.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 1,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯502 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56401 and you would come out at 46.32°S, 85.87°E — 754 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 322.6 square miles of land, 56401 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 245 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,841This ZIP31,841
Households13,074This ZIP13,074
Housing units16,167This ZIP16,167
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,128This ZIP$73,128Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$261,600This ZIP$261,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density98.7 / sq miThis ZIP98.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments891This ZIP891
Employees11,787This ZIP11,787
Annual payroll$588,078,000This ZIP$588,078,000
Tax returns filed15,140This ZIP15,140
Total adjusted gross income$1,042,542,000This ZIP$1,042,542,000

Land area

Land area322.57 sq miThis ZIP322.57 sq mi
Water area41.47 sq miThis ZIP41.47 sq mi

Counties 56401 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Crow Wing County 94.5%
Cass County 5.5%

Other place names in 56401

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 56401

ZIPCityDistance
56425 Baxter, MN 7.3 mi
56455 Ironton, MN 10.1 mi
56449 Fort Ripley, MN 11.9 mi
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 13.6 mi
56444 Deerwood, MN 13.7 mi
56450 Garrison, MN 14.7 mi
56468 Nisswa, MN 14.7 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 14.8 mi
56473 Pillager, MN 16.6 mi
56441 Crosby, MN 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56401?

56401 is in Brainerd, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3229, -94.1252.

What county is 56401 in?

56401 spans 2 counties: Crow Wing County and Cass County. Most of it falls in Crow Wing County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 56401?

Brainerd uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 56401 in?

56401 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56401?

About 31,841 people live in ZIP code 56401, in 13,074 households, at 98.7 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 56401?

$73,128 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56401?

The closest are 56425 (7.3 mi), 56455 (10.1 mi), 56449 (11.9 mi), 56459 (13.6 mi) and 56444 (13.7 mi).

Is 56401 a PO Box ZIP code?

56401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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