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56515

ZIP 56515 is Battle Lake, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Otter Tail
Metro area
Fergus Falls, MN
Population
2,723
Coordinates
46.3073, -95.6908
☼ Live from 56515 — Battle Lake, MN

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Where 56515 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 56515
  • 🔢 Type 56515 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SISgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,515 = 5 × 89 × 127. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56514 (Barnesville, MN, 42 mi away) and 56516 (Bejou, MN, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56515 becomes 51565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portsmouth, IA, 322 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15565, 15655, 51556, 51565, 55165, 55615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 15565 in West Salisbury, PA, 949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯471 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56515 and you would come out at 46.31°S, 84.31°E — 685 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 96.1 square miles of land, 56515 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,723This ZIP2,723
Households1,274This ZIP1,274
Housing units2,742This ZIP2,742
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$398,500This ZIP$398,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,013This ZIP$1,013Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density28.3 / sq miThis ZIP28.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments100This ZIP100
Employees563This ZIP563
Annual payroll$20,223,000This ZIP$20,223,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$140,954,000This ZIP$140,954,000

Land area

Land area96.09 sq miThis ZIP96.09 sq mi
Water area41.15 sq miThis ZIP41.15 sq mi

Other place names in 56515

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ZIP codes near 56515

ZIPCityDistance
56586 Underwood, MN 6.7 mi
56524 Clitherall, MN 7.2 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 11.2 mi
56551 Henning, MN 11.3 mi
56588 Vining, MN 11.5 mi
56576 Richville, MN 11.9 mi
56324 Dalton, MN 14.0 mi
56528 Dent, MN 16.1 mi
56309 Ashby, MN 16.7 mi
56527 Deer Creek, MN 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56515?

56515 is in Battle Lake, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3073, -95.6908.

What county is 56515 in?

56515 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56515?

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

What time zone is 56515 in?

56515 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56515?

About 2,723 people live in ZIP code 56515, in 1,274 households, at 28.3 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 56515?

$73,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56515?

The closest are 56586 (6.7 mi), 56524 (7.2 mi), 56571 (11.2 mi), 56551 (11.3 mi) and 56588 (11.5 mi).

Is 56515 a PO Box ZIP code?

56515 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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