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56551

ZIP 56551 is Henning, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Otter Tail
Metro area
Fergus Falls, MN
Population
2,387
Coordinates
46.3189, -95.4544
☼ Live from 56551 — Henning, MN

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Where 56551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56551
  • 🔢 Type 56551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,551 = 11 × 53 × 97. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56550 (Hendrum, MN, 90 mi away) and 56552 (Hitterdal, MN, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56551 becomes 15565 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Salisbury, PA, 939 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15565, 15655, 51556, 51565, 55165, 55615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 15565 in West Salisbury, PA, 939 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯475 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56551 and you would come out at 46.32°S, 84.55°E — 695 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 105.2 square miles of land, 56551 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,387This ZIP2,387
Households1,034This ZIP1,034
Housing units1,398This ZIP1,398
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$238,200This ZIP$238,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$812This ZIP$812Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density22.7 / sq miThis ZIP22.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees210This ZIP210
Annual payroll$8,791,000This ZIP$8,791,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$65,484,000This ZIP$65,484,000

Land area

Land area105.24 sq miThis ZIP105.24 sq mi
Water area7.94 sq miThis ZIP7.94 sq mi

Other place names in 56551

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ZIP codes near 56551

ZIPCityDistance
56527 Deer Creek, MN 7.6 mi
56588 Vining, MN 7.9 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 9.0 mi
56524 Clitherall, MN 10.4 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 11.3 mi
56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 12.4 mi
56453 Hewitt, MN 13.3 mi
56518 Bluffton, MN 15.3 mi
56567 New York Mills, MN 16.4 mi
56576 Richville, MN 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56551?

56551 is in Henning, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3189, -95.4544.

What county is 56551 in?

56551 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56551?

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

What time zone is 56551 in?

56551 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56551?

About 2,387 people live in ZIP code 56551, in 1,034 households, at 22.7 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 56551?

$63,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56551?

The closest are 56527 (7.6 mi), 56588 (7.9 mi), 56571 (9 mi), 56524 (10.4 mi) and 56515 (11.3 mi).

Is 56551 a PO Box ZIP code?

56551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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