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56449

ZIP 56449 is Fort Ripley, Minnesota, mostly in Crow Wing County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing +1 more
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
1,710
Coordinates
46.1785, -94.2614
☼ Live from 56449 — Fort Ripley, MN

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Where 56449 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 56449
  • 🔢 Type 56449 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhhgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,449 = 19 × 2971. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56448 (Fifty Lakes, MN, 43 mi away) and 56450 (Garrison, MN, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56449 becomes 94465, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44659, 44695, 45469, 45694, 46945, 49456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96454 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,707 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯490 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56449 and you would come out at 46.18°S, 85.74°E — 752 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 89.7 square miles of land, 56449 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,710This ZIP1,710
Households719This ZIP719
Housing units878This ZIP878
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,861This ZIP$74,861Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$309,100This ZIP$309,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,100This ZIP$1,100Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density19.1 / sq miThis ZIP19.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees282This ZIP282
Annual payroll$8,931,000This ZIP$8,931,000
Tax returns filed880This ZIP880
Total adjusted gross income$65,638,000This ZIP$65,638,000

Land area

Land area89.67 sq miThis ZIP89.67 sq mi
Water area2.48 sq miThis ZIP2.48 sq mi

Counties 56449 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 66.6%
Morrison County 33.4%

Other place names in 56449

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

ZIP codes near 56449

ZIPCityDistance
56425 Baxter, MN 11.4 mi
56401 Brainerd, MN 11.9 mi
56345 Little Falls, MN 13.0 mi
56344 Lastrup, MN 13.5 mi
56364 Pierz, MN 14.3 mi
56443 Cushing, MN 15.2 mi
56475 Randall, MN 15.2 mi
56473 Pillager, MN 15.9 mi
56328 Flensburg, MN 20.0 mi
56450 Garrison, MN 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56449?

56449 is in Fort Ripley, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1785, -94.2614.

What county is 56449 in?

56449 spans 2 counties: Crow Wing County and Morrison 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 time zone is 56449 in?

56449 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56449?

About 1,710 people live in ZIP code 56449, in 719 households, at 19.1 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 56449?

$74,861 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56449?

The closest are 56425 (11.4 mi), 56401 (11.9 mi), 56345 (13 mi), 56344 (13.5 mi) and 56364 (14.3 mi).

Is 56449 a PO Box ZIP code?

56449 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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