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56450

ZIP 56450 is Garrison, Minnesota, mostly in Crow Wing County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing +1 more
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
983
Coordinates
46.2369, -93.8430
☼ Live from 56450 — Garrison, MN

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Where 56450 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 56450
  • 🔢 Type 56450 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OShgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,450 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1129. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56449 (Fort Ripley, MN, 20 mi away) and 56452 (Hackensack, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56450 becomes 05465 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jericho, VT, 1,020 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04556, 04565, 04655, 05456, 05465, 05654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04655 in Machiasport, ME, 1,281 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯503 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56450 and you would come out at 46.24°S, 86.16°E — 769 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 36m.
  • 📏 At 26.3 square miles of land, 56450 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population983This ZIP983
Households499This ZIP499
Housing units1,099This ZIP1,099
Median age60.0This ZIP60.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,394This ZIP$61,394Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$197,200This ZIP$197,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$941This ZIP$941Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density37.4 / sq miThis ZIP37.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees278This ZIP278
Annual payroll$7,641,000This ZIP$7,641,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$37,122,000This ZIP$37,122,000

Land area

Land area26.28 sq miThis ZIP26.28 sq mi
Water area6.57 sq miThis ZIP6.57 sq mi

Counties 56450 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 92.4%
Mille Lacs County 7.6%

Other place names in 56450

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ZIP codes near 56450

ZIPCityDistance
56359 Onamia, MN 12.7 mi
56444 Deerwood, MN 13.9 mi
56401 Brainerd, MN 14.7 mi
56455 Ironton, MN 16.0 mi
56338 Hillman, MN 16.2 mi
56344 Lastrup, MN 17.2 mi
56386 Wahkon, MN 17.6 mi
56364 Pierz, MN 18.6 mi
56431 Aitkin, MN 20.2 mi
56449 Fort Ripley, MN 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56450?

56450 is in Garrison, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2369, -93.8430.

What county is 56450 in?

56450 spans 2 counties: Crow Wing County and Mille Lacs 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 56450?

Garrison uses area code 320, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 56450 in?

56450 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56450?

About 983 people live in ZIP code 56450, in 499 households, at 37.4 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 56450?

$61,394 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56450?

The closest are 56359 (12.7 mi), 56444 (13.9 mi), 56401 (14.7 mi), 56455 (16 mi) and 56338 (16.2 mi).

Is 56450 a PO Box ZIP code?

56450 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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