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Where 56563 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 56563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,563 = 13 × 19 × 229. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101110011110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56562 (Moorhead, MN, 1 mi away) and 56565 (Nashua, MN, 60 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56563 becomes 36565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36556, 53566, 55366, 56356, 56536, 56653, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36556 in Malcolm, AL, 1,178 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 56563 and you would come out at 46.87°S, 83.24°E — 624 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 0.155 square miles of land, 56563 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 75 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,285This ZIP1,285 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.5This ZIP19.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min |
| Population density | 8,290.3 / sq miThis ZIP8,290.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 89This ZIP89 |
| Annual payroll | $2,472,000This ZIP$2,472,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56563
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56563
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56562 | Moorhead, MN | 0.7 mi |
56561 | Moorhead, MN | 0.8 mi |
58106 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58107 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58108 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58121 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58122 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58124 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58125 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
58126 | Fargo, ND | 1.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56563?
56563 is in Moorhead, Minnesota, in Clay County, part of the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8668, -96.7553.
What county is 56563 in?
56563 lies in Clay County.
What area code is 56563?
Moorhead uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56563 in?
56563 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56563?
About 1,285 people live in ZIP code 56563, at 8,290.3 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 56563?
The closest are 56562 (0.7 mi), 56561 (0.8 mi), 58106 (1.8 mi), 58107 (1.8 mi) and 58108 (1.8 mi).
Is 56563 a PO Box ZIP code?
56563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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