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56553

ZIP 56553 is Kent, Minnesota, in Wilkin County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wilkin
Metro area
Wahpeton, ND-MN
Population
261
Coordinates
46.4294, -96.6176
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Where 56553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56553
  • 🔢 Type 56553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,553 = 3 × 7 × 2693. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56552 (Hitterdal, MN, 42 mi away) and 56554 (Lake Park, MN, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56553 becomes 35565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haleyville, AL, 967 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35565, 36555, 53556, 53565, 55356, 56355, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36555 in Magnolia Springs, AL, 1,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯467 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56553 and you would come out at 46.43°S, 83.38°E — 641 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 64.0 square miles of land, 56553 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population261This ZIP261
Households147This ZIP147
Housing units155This ZIP155
Median age57.3This ZIP57.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,994This ZIP$66,994Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$119,200This ZIP$119,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$1,143,000This ZIP$1,143,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$11,224,000This ZIP$11,224,000

Land area

Land area63.99 sq miThis ZIP63.99 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56553

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ZIP codes near 56553

ZIPCityDistance
58001 Abercrombie, ND 6.0 mi
56594 Wolverton, MN 8.4 mi
58076 Wahpeton, ND 10.7 mi
56520 Breckenridge, MN 11.2 mi
58075 Wahpeton, ND 11.9 mi
58018 Colfax, ND 12.9 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 13.5 mi
58015 Christine, ND 14.7 mi
56543 Foxhome, MN 16.7 mi
58061 Mooreton, ND 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56553?

56553 is in Kent, Minnesota, in Wilkin County, part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4294, -96.6176.

What county is 56553 in?

56553 lies in Wilkin County.

What area code is 56553?

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

What time zone is 56553 in?

56553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56553?

About 261 people live in ZIP code 56553, in 147 households, at 4.1 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 56553?

$66,994 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56553?

The closest are 58001 (6 mi), 56594 (8.4 mi), 58076 (10.7 mi), 56520 (11.2 mi) and 58075 (11.9 mi).

Is 56553 a PO Box ZIP code?

56553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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