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56474

ZIP 56474 is Pine River, Minnesota, mostly in Cass County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cass +1 more
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
4,475
Coordinates
46.7233, -94.3966
☼ Live from 56474 — Pine River, MN

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Where 56474 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56474
  • 🔢 Type 56474 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLhgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,474 = 2 × 11 × 17 × 151. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56473 (Pillager, MN, 25 mi away) and 56475 (Randall, MN, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56474 becomes 47465 — and that is a real ZIP code: Switz City, IN, 647 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44657, 44675, 45647, 45674, 45746, 45764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76544 in Fort Hood, TX, 1,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯521 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56474 and you would come out at 46.72°S, 85.60°E — 732 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 230.5 square miles of land, 56474 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 175 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,475This ZIP4,475
Households1,918This ZIP1,918
Housing units2,861This ZIP2,861
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,922This ZIP$59,922Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$238,600This ZIP$238,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees1,052This ZIP1,052
Annual payroll$43,281,000This ZIP$43,281,000
Tax returns filed2,170This ZIP2,170
Total adjusted gross income$141,716,000This ZIP$141,716,000

Land area

Land area230.48 sq miThis ZIP230.48 sq mi
Water area14.51 sq miThis ZIP14.51 sq mi

Counties 56474 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cass County 71.9%
Crow Wing County 28.1%

Other place names in 56474

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ZIP codes near 56474

ZIPCityDistance
56456 Jenkins, MN 6.1 mi
56435 Backus, MN 8.6 mi
56472 Pequot Lakes, MN 10.1 mi
56442 Crosslake, MN 14.3 mi
56448 Fifty Lakes, MN 15.5 mi
56452 Hackensack, MN 16.3 mi
56468 Nisswa, MN 16.4 mi
56459 Lake Hubert, MN 17.0 mi
56465 Merrifield, MN 18.6 mi
56655 Longville, MN 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56474?

56474 is in Pine River, Minnesota, in Cass County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.7233, -94.3966.

What county is 56474 in?

56474 spans 2 counties: Cass County and Crow Wing County. Most of it falls in Cass 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 56474?

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

What time zone is 56474 in?

56474 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56474?

About 4,475 people live in ZIP code 56474, in 1,918 households, at 19.4 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 56474?

$59,922 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56474?

The closest are 56456 (6.1 mi), 56435 (8.6 mi), 56472 (10.1 mi), 56442 (14.3 mi) and 56448 (15.5 mi).

Is 56474 a PO Box ZIP code?

56474 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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