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56547

ZIP 56547 is Glyndon, Minnesota, in Clay County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay
Metro area
Fargo, ND-MN
Population
2,762
Coordinates
46.8895, -96.5537
☼ Live from 56547 — Glyndon, MN

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Where 56547 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56547
  • 🔢 Type 56547 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,547 = 3 × 3 × 61 × 103. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56546 (Georgetown, MN, 17 mi away) and 56548 (Halstad, MN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56547 becomes 74565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Savanna, OK, 835 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45657, 45675, 46755, 47556, 54657, 54756, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76554 in Little River Academy, TX, 1,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯498 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56547 and you would come out at 46.89°S, 83.45°E — 632 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
  • 📏 At 152.0 square miles of land, 56547 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,762This ZIP2,762
Households926This ZIP926
Housing units944This ZIP944
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,500This ZIP$102,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$304,300This ZIP$304,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$661This ZIP$661Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density18.2 / sq miThis ZIP18.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees361This ZIP361
Annual payroll$19,279,000This ZIP$19,279,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$115,082,000This ZIP$115,082,000

Land area

Land area152.03 sq miThis ZIP152.03 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 56547

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ZIP codes near 56547

ZIPCityDistance
56529 Dilworth, MN 6.8 mi
56560 Moorhead, MN 9.3 mi
56563 Moorhead, MN 9.6 mi
56561 Moorhead, MN 10.2 mi
56562 Moorhead, MN 10.4 mi
56536 Felton, MN 10.5 mi
56580 Sabin, MN 10.9 mi
58106 Fargo, ND 11.2 mi
58107 Fargo, ND 11.2 mi
58108 Fargo, ND 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56547?

56547 is in Glyndon, Minnesota, in Clay County, part of the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8895, -96.5537.

What county is 56547 in?

56547 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 56547?

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

What time zone is 56547 in?

56547 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56547?

About 2,762 people live in ZIP code 56547, in 926 households, at 18.2 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 56547?

$102,500 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56547?

The closest are 56529 (6.8 mi), 56560 (9.3 mi), 56563 (9.6 mi), 56561 (10.2 mi) and 56562 (10.4 mi).

Is 56547 a PO Box ZIP code?

56547 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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