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56468

ZIP 56468 is Nisswa, 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
4,520
Coordinates
46.4933, -94.3113
☼ Live from 56468 — Nisswa, MN

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Where 56468 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56468
  • 🔢 Type 56468 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BghgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,468 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 743. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56467 (Nevis, MN, 41 mi away) and 56469 (Palisade, MN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56468 becomes 86465, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45686, 45866, 46856, 46865, 48656, 56684, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85646 in Tubac, AZ, 1,359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯508 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56468 and you would come out at 46.49°S, 85.69°E — 741 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 34m.
  • 📏 At 49.8 square miles of land, 56468 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,520This ZIP4,520
Households2,026This ZIP2,026
Housing units3,675This ZIP3,675
Median age54.4This ZIP54.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,300This ZIP$100,300Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$465,800This ZIP$465,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$958This ZIP$958Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.9%This ZIP44.9%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density90.8 / sq miThis ZIP90.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments236This ZIP236
Employees2,043This ZIP2,043
Annual payroll$96,855,000This ZIP$96,855,000
Tax returns filed2,610This ZIP2,610
Total adjusted gross income$369,753,000This ZIP$369,753,000

Land area

Land area49.81 sq miThis ZIP49.81 sq mi
Water area20.04 sq miThis ZIP20.04 sq mi

Counties 56468 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 53.2%
Cass County 46.8%

Other place names in 56468

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ZIP codes near 56468

ZIPCityDistance
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 2.8 mi
56472 Pequot Lakes, MN 6.3 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 9.8 mi
56425 Baxter, MN 10.5 mi
56456 Jenkins, MN 10.6 mi
56473 Pillager, MN 12.0 mi
56401 Brainerd, MN 14.7 mi
56455 Ironton, MN 15.2 mi
56466 Motley, MN 15.4 mi
56442 Crosslake, MN 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56468?

56468 is in Nisswa, Minnesota, in Crow Wing County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4933, -94.3113.

What county is 56468 in?

56468 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 56468?

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

What time zone is 56468 in?

56468 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56468?

About 4,520 people live in ZIP code 56468, in 2,026 households, at 90.8 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 56468?

$100,300 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56468?

The closest are 56459 (2.8 mi), 56472 (6.3 mi), 56465 (9.8 mi), 56425 (10.5 mi) and 56456 (10.6 mi).

Is 56468 a PO Box ZIP code?

56468 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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