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56455

ZIP 56455 is Ironton, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
1,688
Coordinates
46.4410, -94.0006
☼ Live from 56455 — Ironton, MN

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Where 56455 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56455
  • 🔢 Type 56455 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SShgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,455 = 5 × 7 × 1613. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56453 (Hewitt, MN, 57 mi away) and 56456 (Jenkins, MN, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56455 becomes 55465, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46555, 54556, 54565, 54655, 56545, 56554). The farthest-flung twin is 46555 in North Webster, IN, 544 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯512 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56455 and you would come out at 46.44°S, 86.00°E — 757 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 24.5 square miles of land, 56455 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,688This ZIP1,688
Households662This ZIP662
Housing units820This ZIP820
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,214This ZIP$73,214Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$222,600This ZIP$222,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,013This ZIP$1,013Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density68.9 / sq miThis ZIP68.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees242This ZIP242
Annual payroll$11,164,000This ZIP$11,164,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$52,542,000This ZIP$52,542,000

Land area

Land area24.51 sq miThis ZIP24.51 sq mi
Water area2.61 sq miThis ZIP2.61 sq mi

Other place names in 56455

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

ZIP codes near 56455

ZIPCityDistance
56444 Deerwood, MN 5.3 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 8.6 mi
56441 Crosby, MN 9.5 mi
56401 Brainerd, MN 10.1 mi
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 12.6 mi
56425 Baxter, MN 14.7 mi
56468 Nisswa, MN 15.2 mi
56450 Garrison, MN 16.0 mi
56442 Crosslake, MN 17.1 mi
56431 Aitkin, MN 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56455?

56455 is in Ironton, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4410, -94.0006.

What county is 56455 in?

56455 lies in Crow Wing County.

What area code is 56455?

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

What time zone is 56455 in?

56455 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56455?

About 1,688 people live in ZIP code 56455, in 662 households, at 68.9 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 56455?

$73,214 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56455?

The closest are 56444 (5.3 mi), 56465 (8.6 mi), 56441 (9.5 mi), 56401 (10.1 mi) and 56459 (12.6 mi).

Is 56455 a PO Box ZIP code?

56455 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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