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56520

ZIP 56520 is Breckenridge, Minnesota, in Wilkin County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wilkin
Metro area
Wahpeton, ND-MN
Population
3,852
Coordinates
46.2897, -96.4971
☼ Live from 56520 — Breckenridge, MN

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Where 56520 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 56520
  • 🔢 Type 56520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 157. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56519 (Borup, MN, 60 mi away) and 56521 (Callaway, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56520 becomes 02565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02556, 02655, 05652, 06255, 06525, 20565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02655 in Osterville, MA, 1,331 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯459 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56520 and you would come out at 46.29°S, 83.50°E — 650 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 125.8 square miles of land, 56520 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,852This ZIP3,852
Households1,635This ZIP1,635
Housing units1,891This ZIP1,891
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,792This ZIP$64,792Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$166,700This ZIP$166,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$515This ZIP$515Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees1,491This ZIP1,491
Annual payroll$71,857,000This ZIP$71,857,000
Tax returns filed1,870This ZIP1,870
Total adjusted gross income$140,240,000This ZIP$140,240,000

Land area

Land area125.77 sq miThis ZIP125.77 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 56520

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

ZIP codes near 56520

ZIPCityDistance
58076 Wahpeton, ND 5.4 mi
56543 Foxhome, MN 7.7 mi
58075 Wahpeton, ND 11.2 mi
56553 Kent, MN 11.2 mi
56522 Campbell, MN 11.9 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 14.2 mi
58001 Abercrombie, ND 16.0 mi
56533 Elizabeth, MN 18.5 mi
58074 Wahpeton, ND 18.8 mi
56565 Nashua, MN 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56520?

56520 is in Breckenridge, Minnesota, in Wilkin County, part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2897, -96.4971.

What county is 56520 in?

56520 lies in Wilkin County.

What area code is 56520?

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

What time zone is 56520 in?

56520 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56520?

About 3,852 people live in ZIP code 56520, in 1,635 households, at 30.6 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 56520?

$64,792 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56520?

The closest are 58076 (5.4 mi), 56543 (7.7 mi), 58075 (11.2 mi), 56553 (11.2 mi) and 56522 (11.9 mi).

Is 56520 a PO Box ZIP code?

56520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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