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56573

ZIP 56573 is Perham, 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
7,221
Coordinates
46.6102, -95.5422
☼ Live from 56573 — Perham, MN

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Where 56573 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56573
  • 🔢 Type 56573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,573 = 11 × 37 × 139. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56572 (Pelican Rapids, MN, 26 mi away) and 56574 (Perley, MN, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56573 becomes 37565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35576, 35756, 35765, 36575, 53576, 55367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36575 in Semmes, AL, 1,161 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯493 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56573 and you would come out at 46.61°S, 84.46°E — 684 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 137.5 square miles of land, 56573 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,221This ZIP7,221
Households2,853This ZIP2,853
Housing units3,773This ZIP3,773
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,770This ZIP$68,770Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$286,500This ZIP$286,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$862This ZIP$862Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density52.5 / sq miThis ZIP52.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments248This ZIP248
Employees4,377This ZIP4,377
Annual payroll$240,024,000This ZIP$240,024,000
Tax returns filed3,600This ZIP3,600
Total adjusted gross income$280,314,000This ZIP$280,314,000

Land area

Land area137.54 sq miThis ZIP137.54 sq mi
Water area21.30 sq miThis ZIP21.30 sq mi

Other place names in 56573

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

ZIP codes near 56573

ZIPCityDistance
56567 New York Mills, MN 9.0 mi
56544 Frazee, MN 10.6 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 12.2 mi
56576 Richville, MN 13.2 mi
56528 Dent, MN 14.7 mi
56587 Vergas, MN 15.0 mi
56593 Wolf Lake, MN 16.1 mi
56518 Bluffton, MN 16.2 mi
56527 Deer Creek, MN 19.7 mi
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56573?

56573 is in Perham, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6102, -95.5422.

What county is 56573 in?

56573 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56573?

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

What time zone is 56573 in?

56573 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56573?

About 7,221 people live in ZIP code 56573, in 2,853 households, at 52.5 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 56573?

$68,770 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56573?

The closest are 56567 (9 mi), 56544 (10.6 mi), 56571 (12.2 mi), 56576 (13.2 mi) and 56528 (14.7 mi).

Is 56573 a PO Box ZIP code?

56573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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