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56572

ZIP 56572 is Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, mostly in Otter Tail County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Otter Tail +3 more
Metro area
Fergus Falls, MN
Population
5,827
Coordinates
46.6052, -96.0842
☼ Live from 56572 — Pelican Rapids, MN

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Where 56572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56572
  • 🔢 Type 56572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,572 = 2 × 2 × 14143. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56571 (Ottertail, MN, 28 mi away) and 56573 (Perham, MN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56572 becomes 27565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oxford, NC, 1,143 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27556 in Middleburg, NC, 1,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯485 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56572 and you would come out at 46.61°S, 83.92°E — 660 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 171.4 square miles of land, 56572 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 130 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,827This ZIP5,827
Households2,305This ZIP2,305
Housing units4,158This ZIP4,158
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$79,475This ZIP$79,475Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$298,800This ZIP$298,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$617This ZIP$617Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%This ZIP29.5%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density34.0 / sq miThis ZIP34.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments149This ZIP149
Employees1,429This ZIP1,429
Annual payroll$75,395,000This ZIP$75,395,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$205,150,000This ZIP$205,150,000

Land area

Land area171.36 sq miThis ZIP171.36 sq mi
Water area31.86 sq miThis ZIP31.86 sq mi

Counties 56572 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Otter Tail County 91.2%
Clay County 4.6%
Becker County 3.6%
Wilkin County 0.6%

Other place names in 56572

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ZIP codes near 56572

ZIPCityDistance
56534 Erhard, MN 9.9 mi
56587 Vergas, MN 11.0 mi
56528 Dent, MN 13.7 mi
56533 Elizabeth, MN 14.5 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 15.6 mi
56511 Audubon, MN 16.7 mi
56514 Barnesville, MN 16.8 mi
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN 18.5 mi
56576 Richville, MN 18.7 mi
56554 Lake Park, MN 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56572?

56572 is in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6052, -96.0842.

What county is 56572 in?

56572 spans 4 counties: Otter Tail County, Clay County, Becker County and Wilkin County. Most of it falls in Otter Tail 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 56572?

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

What time zone is 56572 in?

56572 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56572?

About 5,827 people live in ZIP code 56572, in 2,305 households, at 34.0 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 56572?

$79,475 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56572?

The closest are 56534 (9.9 mi), 56587 (11 mi), 56528 (13.7 mi), 56533 (14.5 mi) and 56579 (15.6 mi).

Is 56572 a PO Box ZIP code?

56572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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