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56525

ZIP 56525 is Comstock, Minnesota, in Clay County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay
Metro area
Fargo, ND-MN
Population
100
Coordinates
46.6716, -96.7519
☼ Live from 56525 — Comstock, MN

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Where 56525 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56525
  • 🔢 Type 56525 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,525 = 5 × 5 × 7 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56524 (Clitherall, MN, 63 mi away) and 56527 (Deer Creek, MN, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56525 becomes 52565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Keosauqua, IA, 475 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25565, 26555, 52556, 52565, 52655, 56255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26555 in Fairmont, WV, 967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯482 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56525 and you would come out at 46.67°S, 83.25°E — 629 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 56525 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 568 football fields.
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People and housing

Population100This ZIP100
Households41This ZIP41
Housing units45This ZIP45
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$162,500This ZIP$162,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density85.3 / sq miThis ZIP85.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$1,800,000This ZIP$1,800,000

Land area

Land area1.17 sq miThis ZIP1.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56525

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

ZIP codes near 56525

ZIPCityDistance
58015 Christine, ND 6.3 mi
58047 Horace, ND 6.4 mi
56580 Sabin, MN 8.3 mi
58104 Fargo, ND 9.3 mi
56594 Wolverton, MN 9.9 mi
58109 Fargo, ND 10.9 mi
56560 Moorhead, MN 11.3 mi
58051 Kindred, ND 13.0 mi
58103 Fargo, ND 13.2 mi
56562 Moorhead, MN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56525?

56525 is in Comstock, Minnesota, in Clay County, part of the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6716, -96.7519.

What county is 56525 in?

56525 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 56525?

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

What time zone is 56525 in?

56525 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56525?

About 100 people live in ZIP code 56525, in 41 households, at 85.3 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 56525?

$76,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56525?

The closest are 58015 (6.3 mi), 58047 (6.4 mi), 56580 (8.3 mi), 58104 (9.3 mi) and 56594 (9.9 mi).

Is 56525 a PO Box ZIP code?

56525 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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