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56448

ZIP 56448 is Fifty Lakes, 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
476
Coordinates
46.7881, -94.0822
☼ Live from 56448 — Fifty Lakes, MN

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Where 56448 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 56448
  • 🔢 Type 56448 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhhgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,448 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56447 (Emily, MN, 10 mi away) and 56449 (Fort Ripley, MN, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56448 becomes 84465, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44685, 44856, 44865, 45648, 45684, 45846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86445 in Willow Beach, AZ, 1,305 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯531 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56448 and you would come out at 46.79°S, 85.92°E — 745 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 46.2 square miles of land, 56448 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population476This ZIP476
Households225This ZIP225
Housing units647This ZIP647
Median age64.2This ZIP64.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,365This ZIP$93,365Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$433,900This ZIP$433,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%This ZIP44.6%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density10.3 / sq miThis ZIP10.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$887,000This ZIP$887,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$29,369,000This ZIP$29,369,000

Land area

Land area46.20 sq miThis ZIP46.20 sq mi
Water area4.54 sq miThis ZIP4.54 sq mi

Counties 56448 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 63.1%
Cass County 36.9%

Other place names in 56448

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

ZIP codes near 56448

ZIPCityDistance
56442 Crosslake, MN 7.7 mi
56447 Emily, MN 10.2 mi
56662 Outing, MN 12.0 mi
56655 Longville, MN 15.1 mi
56441 Crosby, MN 15.3 mi
56456 Jenkins, MN 15.5 mi
56474 Pine River, MN 15.5 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 17.4 mi
56472 Pequot Lakes, MN 18.8 mi
55785 Swatara, MN 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56448?

56448 is in Fifty Lakes, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.7881, -94.0822.

What county is 56448 in?

56448 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 56448?

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

What time zone is 56448 in?

56448 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56448?

About 476 people live in ZIP code 56448, in 225 households, at 10.3 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 56448?

$93,365 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56448?

The closest are 56442 (7.7 mi), 56447 (10.2 mi), 56662 (12 mi), 56655 (15.1 mi) and 56441 (15.3 mi).

Is 56448 a PO Box ZIP code?

56448 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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