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56533

ZIP 56533 is Elizabeth, 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
286
Coordinates
46.3987, -96.1421
☼ Live from 56533 — Elizabeth, MN

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Where 56533 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56533
  • 🔢 Type 56533 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EESgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56533 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56531 (Elbow Lake, MN, 29 mi away) and 56534 (Erhard, MN, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56533 becomes 33565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Plant City, FL, 1,476 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33556, 33565, 33655, 35563, 35653, 36535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33565 in Plant City, FL, 1,476 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯470 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56533 and you would come out at 46.40°S, 83.86°E — 663 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 13.9 square miles of land, 56533 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population286This ZIP286
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units121This ZIP121
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,250This ZIP$67,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$162,500This ZIP$162,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$557,000This ZIP$557,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$10,943,000This ZIP$10,943,000

Land area

Land area13.90 sq miThis ZIP13.90 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 56533

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ZIP codes near 56533

ZIPCityDistance
56534 Erhard, MN 8.0 mi
56538 Fergus Falls, MN 8.6 mi
56537 Fergus Falls, MN 8.8 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 10.4 mi
56543 Foxhome, MN 12.1 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 14.5 mi
56586 Underwood, MN 15.8 mi
56528 Dent, MN 17.4 mi
56520 Breckenridge, MN 18.5 mi
56324 Dalton, MN 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56533?

56533 is in Elizabeth, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3987, -96.1421.

What county is 56533 in?

56533 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56533?

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

What time zone is 56533 in?

56533 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56533?

About 286 people live in ZIP code 56533, in 102 households, at 20.6 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 56533?

$67,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56533?

The closest are 56534 (8 mi), 56538 (8.6 mi), 56537 (8.8 mi), 56579 (10.4 mi) and 56543 (12.1 mi).

Is 56533 a PO Box ZIP code?

56533 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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