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56554

ZIP 56554 is Lake Park, Minnesota, mostly in Becker County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Becker +1 more
Metro area
Detroit Lakes, MN
Population
2,752
Coordinates
46.8856, -96.1161
☼ Live from 56554 — Lake Park, MN

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Where 56554 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56554
  • 🔢 Type 56554 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,554 = 2 × 28277. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56553 (Kent, MN, 39 mi away) and 56556 (Mcintosh, MN, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56554 becomes 45565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46555, 54556, 54565, 54655, 56455, 56545). The farthest-flung twin is 46555 in North Webster, IN, 644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯503 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56554 and you would come out at 46.89°S, 83.88°E — 652 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 115.1 square miles of land, 56554 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,752This ZIP2,752
Households1,104This ZIP1,104
Housing units1,813This ZIP1,813
Median age47.5This ZIP47.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$94,792This ZIP$94,792Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$376,400This ZIP$376,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density23.9 / sq miThis ZIP23.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees263This ZIP263
Annual payroll$12,305,000This ZIP$12,305,000
Tax returns filed1,390This ZIP1,390
Total adjusted gross income$118,323,000This ZIP$118,323,000

Land area

Land area115.15 sq miThis ZIP115.15 sq mi
Water area11.90 sq miThis ZIP11.90 sq mi

Counties 56554 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Becker County 92.2%
Clay County 7.8%

Other place names in 56554

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 56554

ZIPCityDistance
56511 Audubon, MN 5.6 mi
56552 Hitterdal, MN 8.9 mi
56549 Hawley, MN 9.6 mi
56521 Callaway, MN 12.8 mi
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN 13.6 mi
56501 Detroit Lakes, MN 14.0 mi
56577 Richwood, MN 15.1 mi
56585 Ulen, MN 15.3 mi
56569 Ogema, MN 19.1 mi
56591 White Earth, MN 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56554?

56554 is in Lake Park, Minnesota, in Becker County, part of the Detroit Lakes, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8856, -96.1161.

What county is 56554 in?

56554 spans 2 counties: Becker County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Becker 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 56554?

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

What time zone is 56554 in?

56554 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56554?

About 2,752 people live in ZIP code 56554, in 1,104 households, at 23.9 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 56554?

$94,792 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56554?

The closest are 56511 (5.6 mi), 56552 (8.9 mi), 56549 (9.6 mi), 56521 (12.8 mi) and 56502 (13.6 mi).

Is 56554 a PO Box ZIP code?

56554 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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