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56531

ZIP 56531 is Elbow Lake, Minnesota, in Grant County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grant
Metro area
none
Population
2,063
Coordinates
45.9916, -95.9816
☼ Live from 56531 — Elbow Lake, MN

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Where 56531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56531
  • 🔢 Type 56531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56531 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56529 (Dilworth, MN, 70 mi away) and 56533 (Elizabeth, MN, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56531 becomes 13565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13655, 15365, 15536, 15563, 15635, 16553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31565 in Waverly, GA, 1,285 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯446 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56531 and you would come out at 45.99°S, 84.02°E — 681 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 151.4 square miles of land, 56531 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,063This ZIP2,063
Households797This ZIP797
Housing units924This ZIP924
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,583This ZIP$74,583Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$154,100This ZIP$154,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$773This ZIP$773Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees661This ZIP661
Annual payroll$32,394,000This ZIP$32,394,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$69,881,000This ZIP$69,881,000

Land area

Land area151.40 sq miThis ZIP151.40 sq mi
Water area6.67 sq miThis ZIP6.67 sq mi

Other place names in 56531

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ZIP codes near 56531

ZIPCityDistance
56311 Barrett, MN 7.7 mi
56590 Wendell, MN 8.6 mi
56309 Ashby, MN 10.4 mi
56324 Dalton, MN 12.8 mi
56339 Hoffman, MN 13.9 mi
56274 Norcross, MN 14.2 mi
56326 Evansville, MN 15.3 mi
56248 Herman, MN 16.0 mi
56565 Nashua, MN 16.5 mi
56315 Brandon, MN 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56531?

56531 is in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, in Grant County. Its published point location is 45.9916, -95.9816.

What county is 56531 in?

56531 lies in Grant County.

What area code is 56531?

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

What time zone is 56531 in?

56531 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56531?

About 2,063 people live in ZIP code 56531, in 797 households, at 13.6 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 56531?

$74,583 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56531?

The closest are 56311 (7.7 mi), 56590 (8.6 mi), 56309 (10.4 mi), 56324 (12.8 mi) and 56339 (13.9 mi).

Is 56531 a PO Box ZIP code?

56531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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