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56524

ZIP 56524 is Clitherall, 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
694
Coordinates
46.2168, -95.6155
☼ Live from 56524 — Clitherall, MN

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Where 56524 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 56524
  • 🔢 Type 56524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,524 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1087. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56523 (Climax, MN, 113 mi away) and 56525 (Comstock, MN, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56524 becomes 42565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Windsor, KY, 834 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24556, 24565, 25564, 25654, 26554, 42565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24565 in Java, VA, 1,064 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯466 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56524 and you would come out at 46.22°S, 84.38°E — 691 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 44.6 square miles of land, 56524 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population694This ZIP694
Households299This ZIP299
Housing units778This ZIP778
Median age56.9This ZIP56.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,938This ZIP$95,938Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$346,500This ZIP$346,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density15.6 / sq miThis ZIP15.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$902,000This ZIP$902,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$30,238,000This ZIP$30,238,000

Land area

Land area44.60 sq miThis ZIP44.60 sq mi
Water area7.97 sq miThis ZIP7.97 sq mi

Other place names in 56524

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ZIP codes near 56524

ZIPCityDistance
56588 Vining, MN 5.7 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 7.2 mi
56551 Henning, MN 10.4 mi
56586 Underwood, MN 12.5 mi
56326 Evansville, MN 12.5 mi
56309 Ashby, MN 13.2 mi
56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 14.1 mi
56324 Dalton, MN 14.2 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 15.4 mi
56315 Brandon, MN 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56524?

56524 is in Clitherall, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2168, -95.6155.

What county is 56524 in?

56524 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56524?

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

What time zone is 56524 in?

56524 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56524?

About 694 people live in ZIP code 56524, in 299 households, at 15.6 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 56524?

$95,938 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56524?

The closest are 56588 (5.7 mi), 56515 (7.2 mi), 56551 (10.4 mi), 56586 (12.5 mi) and 56326 (12.5 mi).

Is 56524 a PO Box ZIP code?

56524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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