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56514

ZIP 56514 is Barnesville, Minnesota, mostly in Clay County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay +2 more
Metro area
Fargo, ND-MN
Population
3,994
Coordinates
46.6475, -96.4334
☼ Live from 56514 — Barnesville, MN

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Where 56514 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56514
  • 🔢 Type 56514 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hISgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,514 = 2 × 3 × 9419. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56511 (Audubon, MN, 24 mi away) and 56515 (Battle Lake, MN, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56514 becomes 41565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14556, 15456, 15465, 15546, 15564, 41655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 15564 in Wellersburg, PA, 1,004 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯483 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56514 and you would come out at 46.65°S, 83.57°E — 644 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 212.6 square miles of land, 56514 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 161 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,994This ZIP3,994
Households1,453This ZIP1,453
Housing units1,533This ZIP1,533
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,845This ZIP$100,845Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$264,800This ZIP$264,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density18.8 / sq miThis ZIP18.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments90This ZIP90
Employees862This ZIP862
Annual payroll$62,720,000This ZIP$62,720,000
Tax returns filed1,900This ZIP1,900
Total adjusted gross income$155,029,000This ZIP$155,029,000

Land area

Land area212.56 sq miThis ZIP212.56 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Counties 56514 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 61.8%
Wilkin County 35.8%
Otter Tail County 2.4%

Other place names in 56514

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ZIP codes near 56514

ZIPCityDistance
56580 Sabin, MN 10.1 mi
56594 Wolverton, MN 12.1 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 13.5 mi
56549 Hawley, MN 15.0 mi
56525 Comstock, MN 15.2 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 16.8 mi
56553 Kent, MN 17.4 mi
56547 Glyndon, MN 17.7 mi
58015 Christine, ND 18.5 mi
56560 Moorhead, MN 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56514?

56514 is in Barnesville, Minnesota, in Clay County, part of the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6475, -96.4334.

What county is 56514 in?

56514 spans 3 counties: Clay County, Wilkin County and Otter Tail County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 56514?

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

What time zone is 56514 in?

56514 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56514?

About 3,994 people live in ZIP code 56514, in 1,453 households, at 18.8 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 56514?

$100,845 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56514?

The closest are 56580 (10.1 mi), 56594 (12.1 mi), 56579 (13.5 mi), 56549 (15 mi) and 56525 (15.2 mi).

Is 56514 a PO Box ZIP code?

56514 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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