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56534

ZIP 56534 is Erhard, 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
1,201
Coordinates
46.4716, -96.0114
☼ Live from 56534 — Erhard, MN

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Where 56534 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56534
  • 🔢 Type 56534 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hESgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,534 = 2 × 23 × 1229. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56533 (Elizabeth, MN, 8 mi away) and 56535 (Erskine, MN, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56534 becomes 43565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tontogany, OH, 702 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34655, 35456, 35546, 35564, 35645, 35654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34655 in New Port Richey, FL, 1,455 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯477 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56534 and you would come out at 46.47°S, 83.99°E — 667 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 64.7 square miles of land, 56534 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,201This ZIP1,201
Households524This ZIP524
Housing units691This ZIP691
Median age52.2This ZIP52.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,694This ZIP$70,694Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$238,300This ZIP$238,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density18.6 / sq miThis ZIP18.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$5,444,000This ZIP$5,444,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$38,685,000This ZIP$38,685,000

Land area

Land area64.66 sq miThis ZIP64.66 sq mi
Water area5.25 sq miThis ZIP5.25 sq mi

Other place names in 56534

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ZIP codes near 56534

ZIPCityDistance
56533 Elizabeth, MN 8.0 mi
56528 Dent, MN 9.6 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 9.9 mi
56576 Richville, MN 12.9 mi
56538 Fergus Falls, MN 13.4 mi
56587 Vergas, MN 13.6 mi
56586 Underwood, MN 13.6 mi
56537 Fergus Falls, MN 14.0 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 15.6 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56534?

56534 is in Erhard, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4716, -96.0114.

What county is 56534 in?

56534 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56534?

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

What time zone is 56534 in?

56534 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56534?

About 1,201 people live in ZIP code 56534, in 524 households, at 18.6 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 56534?

$70,694 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56534?

The closest are 56533 (8 mi), 56528 (9.6 mi), 56572 (9.9 mi), 56576 (12.9 mi) and 56538 (13.4 mi).

Is 56534 a PO Box ZIP code?

56534 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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