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56542

ZIP 56542 is Fosston, 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
2,486
Coordinates
47.5681, -95.7278
☼ Live from 56542 — Fosston, MN

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Where 56542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56542
  • 🔢 Type 56542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,542 = 2 × 17 × 1663. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56541 (Flom, MN, 33 mi away) and 56543 (Foxhome, MN, 93 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56542 becomes 24565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Java, VA, 1,120 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24556, 24565, 25564, 25654, 26554, 42565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24565 in Java, VA, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯553 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56542 and you would come out at 47.57°S, 84.27°E — 655 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 180.2 square miles of land, 56542 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 137 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,486This ZIP2,486
Households1,034This ZIP1,034
Housing units1,208This ZIP1,208
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,706This ZIP$59,706Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$186,300This ZIP$186,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute15.9 minThis ZIP15.9 min
Population density13.8 / sq miThis ZIP13.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees1,195This ZIP1,195
Annual payroll$58,712,000This ZIP$58,712,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$88,661,000This ZIP$88,661,000

Land area

Land area180.16 sq miThis ZIP180.16 sq mi
Water area10.09 sq miThis ZIP10.09 sq mi

Counties 56542 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 80.5%
Mahnomen County 19.5%

Other place names in 56542

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ZIP codes near 56542

ZIPCityDistance
56651 Lengby, MN 9.4 mi
56556 Mcintosh, MN 9.7 mi
56592 Winger, MN 13.3 mi
56516 Bejou, MN 14.2 mi
56646 Gully, MN 15.5 mi
56535 Erskine, MN 16.5 mi
56634 Clearbrook, MN 17.2 mi
56644 Gonvick, MN 17.6 mi
56621 Bagley, MN 18.8 mi
56557 Mahnomen, MN 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56542?

56542 is in Fosston, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5681, -95.7278.

What county is 56542 in?

56542 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Mahnomen 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 56542?

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

What time zone is 56542 in?

56542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56542?

About 2,486 people live in ZIP code 56542, in 1,034 households, at 13.8 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 56542?

$59,706 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56542?

The closest are 56651 (9.4 mi), 56556 (9.7 mi), 56592 (13.3 mi), 56516 (14.2 mi) and 56646 (15.5 mi).

Is 56542 a PO Box ZIP code?

56542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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