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56527

ZIP 56527 is Deer Creek, 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
881
Coordinates
46.3726, -95.3150
☼ Live from 56527 — Deer Creek, MN

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Where 56527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56527
  • 🔢 Type 56527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56525 (Comstock, MN, 71 mi away) and 56528 (Dent, MN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56527 becomes 72565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oxford, AR, 723 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27556 in Middleburg, NC, 1,115 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯481 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56527 and you would come out at 46.37°S, 84.69°E — 700 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 35m.
  • 📏 At 54.8 square miles of land, 56527 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population881This ZIP881
Households348This ZIP348
Housing units395This ZIP395
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$217,300This ZIP$217,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$390This ZIP$390Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density16.1 / sq miThis ZIP16.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees94This ZIP94
Annual payroll$3,207,000This ZIP$3,207,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$22,050,000This ZIP$22,050,000

Land area

Land area54.76 sq miThis ZIP54.76 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 56527

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ZIP codes near 56527

ZIPCityDistance
56551 Henning, MN 7.6 mi
56453 Hewitt, MN 7.7 mi
56518 Bluffton, MN 8.7 mi
56482 Wadena, MN 10.2 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 11.6 mi
56567 New York Mills, MN 12.6 mi
56588 Vining, MN 14.2 mi
56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 14.7 mi
56437 Bertha, MN 15.1 mi
56524 Clitherall, MN 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56527?

56527 is in Deer Creek, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3726, -95.3150.

What county is 56527 in?

56527 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56527?

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

What time zone is 56527 in?

56527 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56527?

About 881 people live in ZIP code 56527, in 348 households, at 16.1 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 56527?

$64,375 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56527?

The closest are 56551 (7.6 mi), 56453 (7.7 mi), 56518 (8.7 mi), 56482 (10.2 mi) and 56571 (11.6 mi).

Is 56527 a PO Box ZIP code?

56527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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