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Where 56562 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 56562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,562 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 857. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101110011110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56561 (Moorhead, MN, 1 mi away) and 56563 (Moorhead, MN, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56562 becomes 26565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25665, 52566, 52656, 56256, 56265, 56652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 25665 in Borderland, WV, 970 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
- 🎯495 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56562 and you would come out at 46.86°S, 83.23°E — 623 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 0.069 square miles of land, 56562 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 33 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 528This ZIP528 |
|---|---|
| Households | 24This ZIP24 |
| Housing units | 24This ZIP24 |
| Median age | 19.4This ZIP19.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min |
| Population density | 7,652.2 / sq miThis ZIP7,652.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,542This ZIP1,542 |
| Annual payroll | $37,955,000This ZIP$37,955,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56562
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56562
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56561 | Moorhead, MN | 0.6 mi |
56563 | Moorhead, MN | 0.7 mi |
58106 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58107 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58108 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58121 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58122 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58124 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58125 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
58126 | Fargo, ND | 1.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56562?
56562 is in Moorhead, Minnesota, in Clay County, part of the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8645, -96.7702.
What county is 56562 in?
56562 lies in Clay County.
What area code is 56562?
Moorhead uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56562 in?
56562 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56562?
About 528 people live in ZIP code 56562, in 24 households, at 7,652.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 56562?
The closest are 56561 (0.6 mi), 56563 (0.7 mi), 58106 (1.3 mi), 58107 (1.3 mi) and 58108 (1.3 mi).
Is 56562 a PO Box ZIP code?
56562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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