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56523

ZIP 56523 is Climax, Minnesota, in Polk County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Metro area
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Population
382
Coordinates
47.6383, -96.8087
☼ Live from 56523 — Climax, MN

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Where 56523 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56523
  • 🔢 Type 56523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,523 = 3 × 83 × 227. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56522 (Campbell, MN, 106 mi away) and 56524 (Clitherall, MN, 113 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56523 becomes 32565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jay, FL, 1,265 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25356, 25365, 25635, 25653, 32565, 32655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32655 in High Springs, FL, 1,445 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯547 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56523 and you would come out at 47.64°S, 83.19°E — 605 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 78.8 square miles of land, 56523 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population382This ZIP382
Households167This ZIP167
Housing units189This ZIP189
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,685This ZIP$56,685Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$147,000This ZIP$147,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute16.0 minThis ZIP16.0 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$2,069,000This ZIP$2,069,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$17,160,000This ZIP$17,160,000

Land area

Land area78.75 sq miThis ZIP78.75 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56523

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

ZIP codes near 56523

ZIPCityDistance
56568 Nielsville, MN 7.2 mi
56723 Fisher, MN 11.5 mi
58219 Caledonia, ND 11.7 mi
58218 Buxton, ND 12.1 mi
56581 Shelly, MN 12.4 mi
58223 Cummings, ND 12.7 mi
56517 Beltrami, MN 13.1 mi
56716 Crookston, MN 13.8 mi
58275 Reynolds, ND 14.3 mi
58278 Thompson, ND 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56523?

56523 is in Climax, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6383, -96.8087.

What county is 56523 in?

56523 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 56523?

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

What time zone is 56523 in?

56523 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56523?

About 382 people live in ZIP code 56523, in 167 households, at 4.9 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 56523?

$56,685 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56523?

The closest are 56568 (7.2 mi), 56723 (11.5 mi), 58219 (11.7 mi), 58218 (12.1 mi) and 56581 (12.4 mi).

Is 56523 a PO Box ZIP code?

56523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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