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56465

ZIP 56465 is Merrifield, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crow Wing
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
2,476
Coordinates
46.5373, -94.1144
☼ Live from 56465 — Merrifield, MN

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Where 56465 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56465
  • 🔢 Type 56465 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SghgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆56465 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,465 = 5 × 23 × 491. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56464 (Menahga, MN, 50 mi away) and 56466 (Motley, MN, 25 mi away).
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45656, 46556, 46565, 54566, 54656, 54665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45656 in Oak Hill, OH, 787 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯515 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56465 and you would come out at 46.54°S, 85.89°E — 749 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 38.5 square miles of land, 56465 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,476This ZIP2,476
Households1,044This ZIP1,044
Housing units1,765This ZIP1,765
Median age54.0This ZIP54.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,400This ZIP$74,400Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$372,100This ZIP$372,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,663This ZIP$1,663Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density64.3 / sq miThis ZIP64.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees770This ZIP770
Annual payroll$36,050,000This ZIP$36,050,000
Tax returns filed1,200This ZIP1,200
Total adjusted gross income$102,915,000This ZIP$102,915,000

Land area

Land area38.53 sq miThis ZIP38.53 sq mi
Water area13.37 sq miThis ZIP13.37 sq mi

Other place names in 56465

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

ZIP codes near 56465

ZIPCityDistance
56441 Crosby, MN 6.9 mi
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 7.1 mi
56455 Ironton, MN 8.6 mi
56442 Crosslake, MN 9.8 mi
56468 Nisswa, MN 9.8 mi
56472 Pequot Lakes, MN 11.2 mi
56444 Deerwood, MN 12.8 mi
56456 Jenkins, MN 12.9 mi
56401 Brainerd, MN 14.8 mi
56425 Baxter, MN 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56465?

56465 is in Merrifield, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5373, -94.1144.

What county is 56465 in?

56465 lies in Crow Wing County.

What area code is 56465?

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

What time zone is 56465 in?

56465 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56465?

About 2,476 people live in ZIP code 56465, in 1,044 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 56465?

$74,400 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56465?

The closest are 56441 (6.9 mi), 56459 (7.1 mi), 56455 (8.6 mi), 56442 (9.8 mi) and 56468 (9.8 mi).

Is 56465 a PO Box ZIP code?

56465 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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