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56528

ZIP 56528 is Dent, 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
1,623
Coordinates
46.5214, -95.8238
☼ Live from 56528 — Dent, MN

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Where 56528 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 56528
  • 🔢 Type 56528 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,528 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3533. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56527 (Deer Creek, MN, 26 mi away) and 56529 (Dilworth, MN, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56528 becomes 82565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28556, 28655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28556 in Merritt, NC, 1,269 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯483 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56528 and you would come out at 46.52°S, 84.18°E — 674 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 61.7 square miles of land, 56528 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,623This ZIP1,623
Households722This ZIP722
Housing units1,854This ZIP1,854
Median age56.5This ZIP56.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$79,500This ZIP$79,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$319,300This ZIP$319,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,359This ZIP$1,359Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density26.3 / sq miThis ZIP26.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees107This ZIP107
Annual payroll$5,809,000This ZIP$5,809,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$59,413,000This ZIP$59,413,000

Land area

Land area61.74 sq miThis ZIP61.74 sq mi
Water area19.89 sq miThis ZIP19.89 sq mi

Other place names in 56528

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

ZIP codes near 56528

ZIPCityDistance
56576 Richville, MN 5.1 mi
56587 Vergas, MN 8.1 mi
56534 Erhard, MN 9.6 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 13.7 mi
56586 Underwood, MN 14.0 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 14.7 mi
56573 Perham, MN 14.7 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 16.1 mi
56533 Elizabeth, MN 17.4 mi
56544 Frazee, MN 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56528?

56528 is in Dent, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5214, -95.8238.

What county is 56528 in?

56528 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56528?

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

What time zone is 56528 in?

56528 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56528?

About 1,623 people live in ZIP code 56528, in 722 households, at 26.3 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 56528?

$79,500 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56528?

The closest are 56576 (5.1 mi), 56587 (8.1 mi), 56534 (9.6 mi), 56572 (13.7 mi) and 56586 (14 mi).

Is 56528 a PO Box ZIP code?

56528 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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