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56444

ZIP 56444 is Deerwood, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
3,331
Coordinates
46.4358, -93.8889
☼ Live from 56444 — Deerwood, MN

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Where 56444 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56444
  • 🔢 Type 56444 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhhgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,444 = 2 × 2 × 103 × 137. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56443 (Cushing, MN, 38 mi away) and 56446 (Eagle Bend, MN, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56444 becomes 44465, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44645, 44654, 45644, 46544, 54446, 54464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45644 in Kingston, OH, 737 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯514 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56444 and you would come out at 46.44°S, 86.11°E — 762 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 51.8 square miles of land, 56444 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,331This ZIP3,331
Households1,410This ZIP1,410
Housing units2,579This ZIP2,579
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,500This ZIP$77,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$365,200This ZIP$365,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%This ZIP38.2%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density64.3 / sq miThis ZIP64.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees687This ZIP687
Annual payroll$44,057,000This ZIP$44,057,000
Tax returns filed1,560This ZIP1,560
Total adjusted gross income$136,765,000This ZIP$136,765,000

Land area

Land area51.77 sq miThis ZIP51.77 sq mi
Water area13.62 sq miThis ZIP13.62 sq mi

Other place names in 56444

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ZIP codes near 56444

ZIPCityDistance
56455 Ironton, MN 5.3 mi
56441 Crosby, MN 10.8 mi
56431 Aitkin, MN 12.6 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 12.8 mi
56401 Brainerd, MN 13.7 mi
56450 Garrison, MN 13.9 mi
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 17.8 mi
56425 Baxter, MN 19.5 mi
56442 Crosslake, MN 19.6 mi
56447 Emily, MN 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56444?

56444 is in Deerwood, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4358, -93.8889.

What county is 56444 in?

56444 lies in Crow Wing County.

What area code is 56444?

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

What time zone is 56444 in?

56444 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56444?

About 3,331 people live in ZIP code 56444, in 1,410 households, at 64.3 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 56444?

$77,500 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56444?

The closest are 56455 (5.3 mi), 56441 (10.8 mi), 56431 (12.6 mi), 56465 (12.8 mi) and 56401 (13.7 mi).

Is 56444 a PO Box ZIP code?

56444 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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