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56543

ZIP 56543 is Foxhome, Minnesota, in Wilkin County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wilkin
Metro area
Wahpeton, ND-MN
Population
222
Coordinates
46.2854, -96.3365
☼ Live from 56543 — Foxhome, MN

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Where 56543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56543
  • 🔢 Type 56543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56543 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56542 (Fosston, MN, 93 mi away) and 56544 (Frazee, MN, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56543 becomes 34565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,453 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯460 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56543 and you would come out at 46.29°S, 83.66°E — 658 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 65.4 square miles of land, 56543 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population222This ZIP222
Households76This ZIP76
Housing units95This ZIP95
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$89,500This ZIP$89,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$180,400This ZIP$180,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density3.4 / sq miThis ZIP3.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$471,000This ZIP$471,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$10,050,000This ZIP$10,050,000

Land area

Land area65.42 sq miThis ZIP65.42 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56543

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ZIP codes near 56543

ZIPCityDistance
56520 Breckenridge, MN 7.7 mi
56522 Campbell, MN 10.7 mi
56537 Fergus Falls, MN 11.7 mi
56533 Elizabeth, MN 12.1 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 12.3 mi
56538 Fergus Falls, MN 12.4 mi
58076 Wahpeton, ND 13.0 mi
56565 Nashua, MN 16.4 mi
56553 Kent, MN 16.7 mi
58075 Wahpeton, ND 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56543?

56543 is in Foxhome, Minnesota, in Wilkin County, part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2854, -96.3365.

What county is 56543 in?

56543 lies in Wilkin County.

What area code is 56543?

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

What time zone is 56543 in?

56543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56543?

About 222 people live in ZIP code 56543, in 76 households, at 3.4 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 56543?

$89,500 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56543?

The closest are 56520 (7.7 mi), 56522 (10.7 mi), 56537 (11.7 mi), 56533 (12.1 mi) and 56579 (12.3 mi).

Is 56543 a PO Box ZIP code?

56543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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