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56518

ZIP 56518 is Bluffton, 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
494
Coordinates
46.4901, -95.2504
☼ Live from 56518 — Bluffton, MN

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Where 56518 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56518
  • 🔢 Type 56518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,518 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 367. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56517 (Beltrami, MN, 96 mi away) and 56519 (Borup, MN, 74 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56518 becomes 81565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 15865, 16855, 18655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85615 in Hereford, AZ, 1,312 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯490 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56518 and you would come out at 46.49°S, 84.75°E — 700 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 18.5 square miles of land, 56518 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population494This ZIP494
Households164This ZIP164
Housing units179This ZIP179
Median age29.2This ZIP29.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$160,300This ZIP$160,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density26.7 / sq miThis ZIP26.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,024,000This ZIP$1,024,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$11,943,000This ZIP$11,943,000

Land area

Land area18.51 sq miThis ZIP18.51 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 56518

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 56518

ZIPCityDistance
56482 Wadena, MN 5.2 mi
56567 New York Mills, MN 7.2 mi
56527 Deer Creek, MN 8.7 mi
56453 Hewitt, MN 12.5 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 14.4 mi
56481 Verndale, MN 15.1 mi
56551 Henning, MN 15.3 mi
56477 Sebeka, MN 16.0 mi
56573 Perham, MN 16.2 mi
56434 Aldrich, MN 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56518?

56518 is in Bluffton, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4901, -95.2504.

What county is 56518 in?

56518 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56518?

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

What time zone is 56518 in?

56518 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56518?

About 494 people live in ZIP code 56518, in 164 households, at 26.7 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 56518?

$71,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56518?

The closest are 56482 (5.2 mi), 56567 (7.2 mi), 56527 (8.7 mi), 56453 (12.5 mi) and 56571 (14.4 mi).

Is 56518 a PO Box ZIP code?

56518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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