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56556

ZIP 56556 is Mcintosh, Minnesota, in Polk County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Metro area
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Population
1,312
Coordinates
47.6630, -95.8800
☼ Live from 56556 — Mcintosh, MN

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Where 56556 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56556
  • 🔢 Type 56556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,556 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1571. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56554 (Lake Park, MN, 55 mi away) and 56557 (Mahnomen, MN, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56556 becomes 65565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Steelville, MO, 714 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56565, 56655, 65556, 65565, 65655). The farthest-flung twin is 65655 in Gainesville, MO, 784 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯558 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56556 and you would come out at 47.66°S, 84.12°E — 646 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 102.8 square miles of land, 56556 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,312This ZIP1,312
Households460This ZIP460
Housing units498This ZIP498
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,786This ZIP$61,786Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$150,600This ZIP$150,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$593This ZIP$593Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density12.8 / sq miThis ZIP12.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees196This ZIP196
Annual payroll$6,734,000This ZIP$6,734,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$28,614,000This ZIP$28,614,000

Land area

Land area102.81 sq miThis ZIP102.81 sq mi
Water area2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi

Other place names in 56556

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

ZIP codes near 56556

ZIPCityDistance
56535 Erskine, MN 7.6 mi
56542 Fosston, MN 9.7 mi
56715 Brooks, MN 10.4 mi
56592 Winger, MN 10.9 mi
56646 Gully, MN 14.2 mi
56516 Bejou, MN 15.7 mi
56736 Mentor, MN 15.7 mi
56684 Trail, MN 16.6 mi
56742 Oklee, MN 18.6 mi
56748 Plummer, MN 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56556?

56556 is in Mcintosh, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6630, -95.8800.

What county is 56556 in?

56556 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 56556?

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

What time zone is 56556 in?

56556 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56556?

About 1,312 people live in ZIP code 56556, in 460 households, at 12.8 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 56556?

$61,786 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56556?

The closest are 56535 (7.6 mi), 56542 (9.7 mi), 56715 (10.4 mi), 56592 (10.9 mi) and 56646 (14.2 mi).

Is 56556 a PO Box ZIP code?

56556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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