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56540

ZIP 56540 is Fertile, 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
1,891
Coordinates
47.5403, -96.2742
☼ Live from 56540 — Fertile, MN

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Where 56540 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 56540
  • 🔢 Type 56540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 257. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56538 (Fergus Falls, MN, 87 mi away) and 56541 (Flom, MN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56540 becomes 04565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sebasco Estates, ME, 1,295 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04556, 04565, 04655, 05456, 05465, 05654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04655 in Machiasport, ME, 1,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯545 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56540 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 83.73°E — 631 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 173.7 square miles of land, 56540 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,891This ZIP1,891
Households735This ZIP735
Housing units823This ZIP823
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$83,646This ZIP$83,646Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$194,800This ZIP$194,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$815This ZIP$815Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density10.9 / sq miThis ZIP10.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees293This ZIP293
Annual payroll$10,627,000This ZIP$10,627,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$71,959,000This ZIP$71,959,000

Land area

Land area173.68 sq miThis ZIP173.68 sq mi
Water area3.34 sq miThis ZIP3.34 sq mi

Counties 56540 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 73.5%
Norman County 26.5%

Other place names in 56540

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

ZIP codes near 56540

ZIPCityDistance
56545 Gary, MN 10.0 mi
56736 Mentor, MN 11.8 mi
56592 Winger, MN 12.4 mi
56517 Beltrami, MN 13.3 mi
56535 Erskine, MN 14.4 mi
56516 Bejou, MN 15.6 mi
56510 Ada, MN 17.2 mi
56716 Crookston, MN 19.2 mi
56556 Mcintosh, MN 20.2 mi
56584 Twin Valley, MN 21.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56540?

56540 is in Fertile, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5403, -96.2742.

What county is 56540 in?

56540 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Norman 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 56540?

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

What time zone is 56540 in?

56540 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56540?

About 1,891 people live in ZIP code 56540, in 735 households, at 10.9 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 56540?

$83,646 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56540?

The closest are 56545 (10 mi), 56736 (11.8 mi), 56592 (12.4 mi), 56517 (13.3 mi) and 56535 (14.4 mi).

Is 56540 a PO Box ZIP code?

56540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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