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56511

ZIP 56511 is Audubon, Minnesota, in Becker County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Becker
Metro area
Detroit Lakes, MN
Population
2,006
Coordinates
46.8425, -96.0163
☼ Live from 56511 — Audubon, MN

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Where 56511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56511
  • 🔢 Type 56511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,511 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56510 (Ada, MN, 43 mi away) and 56514 (Barnesville, MN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56511 becomes 11565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Malverne, NY, 1,189 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11556, 11565, 15561, 15615, 16155, 16515, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11556 in Uniondale, NY, 1,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯501 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56511 and you would come out at 46.84°S, 83.98°E — 657 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 63.6 square miles of land, 56511 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,006This ZIP2,006
Households786This ZIP786
Housing units1,352This ZIP1,352
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,875This ZIP$89,875Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$401,900This ZIP$401,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density31.5 / sq miThis ZIP31.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees346This ZIP346
Annual payroll$17,384,000This ZIP$17,384,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$80,836,000This ZIP$80,836,000

Land area

Land area63.59 sq miThis ZIP63.59 sq mi
Water area10.94 sq miThis ZIP10.94 sq mi

Other place names in 56511

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ZIP codes near 56511

ZIPCityDistance
56554 Lake Park, MN 5.6 mi
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN 8.3 mi
56501 Detroit Lakes, MN 8.9 mi
56521 Callaway, MN 12.1 mi
56577 Richwood, MN 12.9 mi
56549 Hawley, MN 14.0 mi
56552 Hitterdal, MN 14.2 mi
56587 Vergas, MN 16.1 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 16.7 mi
56569 Ogema, MN 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56511?

56511 is in Audubon, Minnesota, in Becker County, part of the Detroit Lakes, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8425, -96.0163.

What county is 56511 in?

56511 lies in Becker County.

What area code is 56511?

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

What time zone is 56511 in?

56511 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56511?

About 2,006 people live in ZIP code 56511, in 786 households, at 31.5 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 56511?

$89,875 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56511?

The closest are 56554 (5.6 mi), 56502 (8.3 mi), 56501 (8.9 mi), 56521 (12.1 mi) and 56577 (12.9 mi).

Is 56511 a PO Box ZIP code?

56511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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