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56425

ZIP 56425 is Baxter, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
8,932
Coordinates
46.3439, -94.2760
☼ Live from 56425 — Baxter, MN

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Where 56425 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56425
  • 🔢 Type 56425 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZhgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,425 = 5 × 5 × 37 × 61. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56401 (Brainerd, MN, 7 mi away) and 56430 (Ah Gwah Ching, MN, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56425 becomes 52465, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24556, 24565, 25564, 25654, 26554, 42565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24565 in Java, VA, 1,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯500 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56425 and you would come out at 46.34°S, 85.72°E — 747 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 18.3 square miles of land, 56425 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,932This ZIP8,932
Households3,985This ZIP3,985
Housing units4,084This ZIP4,084
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,740This ZIP$70,740Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$324,600This ZIP$324,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density489.3 / sq miThis ZIP489.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments422This ZIP422
Employees7,569This ZIP7,569
Annual payroll$315,861,000This ZIP$315,861,000
Tax returns filed4,400This ZIP4,400
Total adjusted gross income$326,737,000This ZIP$326,737,000

Land area

Land area18.25 sq miThis ZIP18.25 sq mi
Water area2.30 sq miThis ZIP2.30 sq mi

Other place names in 56425

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

ZIP codes near 56425

ZIPCityDistance
56401 Brainerd, MN 7.3 mi
56473 Pillager, MN 9.3 mi
56468 Nisswa, MN 10.5 mi
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 10.8 mi
56449 Fort Ripley, MN 11.4 mi
56455 Ironton, MN 14.7 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 15.4 mi
56472 Pequot Lakes, MN 16.8 mi
56466 Motley, MN 17.8 mi
56443 Cushing, MN 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56425?

56425 is in Baxter, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3439, -94.2760.

What county is 56425 in?

56425 lies in Crow Wing County.

What area code is 56425?

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

What time zone is 56425 in?

56425 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56425?

About 8,932 people live in ZIP code 56425, in 3,985 households, at 489.3 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 56425?

$70,740 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56425?

The closest are 56401 (7.3 mi), 56473 (9.3 mi), 56468 (10.5 mi), 56459 (10.8 mi) and 56449 (11.4 mi).

Is 56425 a PO Box ZIP code?

56425 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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