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56571

ZIP 56571 is Ottertail, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Otter Tail
Metro area
Fergus Falls, MN
Population
1,745
Coordinates
46.4338, -95.5427
☼ Live from 56571 — Ottertail, MN

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Where 56571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56571
  • 🔢 Type 56571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,571 = 3 × 109 × 173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56570 (Osage, MN, 34 mi away) and 56572 (Pelican Rapids, MN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56571 becomes 17565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pequea, PA, 1,065 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15675, 15756, 15765, 17565, 51576, 55716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17565 in Pequea, PA, 1,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯481 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56571 and you would come out at 46.43°S, 84.46°E — 689 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 46.4 square miles of land, 56571 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,745This ZIP1,745
Households805This ZIP805
Housing units1,589This ZIP1,589
Median age59.5This ZIP59.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,865This ZIP$85,865Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$363,100This ZIP$363,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density37.6 / sq miThis ZIP37.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees605This ZIP605
Annual payroll$27,724,000This ZIP$27,724,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$87,731,000This ZIP$87,731,000

Land area

Land area46.35 sq miThis ZIP46.35 sq mi
Water area16.90 sq miThis ZIP16.90 sq mi

Other place names in 56571

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

ZIP codes near 56571

ZIPCityDistance
56551 Henning, MN 9.0 mi
56576 Richville, MN 9.8 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 11.2 mi
56567 New York Mills, MN 11.3 mi
56527 Deer Creek, MN 11.6 mi
56573 Perham, MN 12.2 mi
56518 Bluffton, MN 14.4 mi
56528 Dent, MN 14.7 mi
56524 Clitherall, MN 15.4 mi
56588 Vining, MN 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56571?

56571 is in Ottertail, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4338, -95.5427.

What county is 56571 in?

56571 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56571?

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

What time zone is 56571 in?

56571 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56571?

About 1,745 people live in ZIP code 56571, in 805 households, at 37.6 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 56571?

$85,865 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56571?

The closest are 56551 (9 mi), 56576 (9.8 mi), 56515 (11.2 mi), 56567 (11.3 mi) and 56527 (11.6 mi).

Is 56571 a PO Box ZIP code?

56571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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