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56535

ZIP 56535 is Erskine, Minnesota, mostly in Polk County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Metro area
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Population
1,307
Coordinates
47.6775, -96.0417
☼ Live from 56535 — Erskine, MN

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Where 56535 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56535
  • 🔢 Type 56535 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SESgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,535 = 3 × 5 × 3769. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56534 (Erhard, MN, 83 mi away) and 56536 (Felton, MN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56535 becomes 53565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mineral Point, WI, 440 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35565, 36555, 53556, 53565, 55356, 56355, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36555 in Magnolia Springs, AL, 1,272 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯557 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56535 and you would come out at 47.68°S, 83.96°E — 638 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 88.8 square miles of land, 56535 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,307This ZIP1,307
Households539This ZIP539
Housing units920This ZIP920
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,536This ZIP$65,536Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$233,600This ZIP$233,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$912This ZIP$912Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density14.7 / sq miThis ZIP14.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees275This ZIP275
Annual payroll$12,729,000This ZIP$12,729,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$47,026,000This ZIP$47,026,000

Land area

Land area88.82 sq miThis ZIP88.82 sq mi
Water area6.59 sq miThis ZIP6.59 sq mi

Counties 56535 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 87.3%
Red Lake County 12.8%

Other place names in 56535

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

ZIP codes near 56535

ZIPCityDistance
56556 Mcintosh, MN 7.6 mi
56736 Mentor, MN 8.2 mi
56715 Brooks, MN 9.9 mi
56592 Winger, MN 10.2 mi
56540 Fertile, MN 14.4 mi
56516 Bejou, MN 16.4 mi
56542 Fosston, MN 16.5 mi
56748 Plummer, MN 16.9 mi
56750 Red Lake Falls, MN 18.7 mi
56742 Oklee, MN 20.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56535?

56535 is in Erskine, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6775, -96.0417.

What county is 56535 in?

56535 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Red Lake County. Most of it falls in Polk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 56535?

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

What time zone is 56535 in?

56535 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56535?

About 1,307 people live in ZIP code 56535, in 539 households, at 14.7 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 56535?

$65,536 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56535?

The closest are 56556 (7.6 mi), 56736 (8.2 mi), 56715 (9.9 mi), 56592 (10.2 mi) and 56540 (14.4 mi).

Is 56535 a PO Box ZIP code?

56535 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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