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56575

ZIP 56575 is Ponsford, Minnesota, in Becker County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Becker
Metro area
Detroit Lakes, MN
Population
665
Coordinates
47.0424, -95.4348
☼ Live from 56575 — Ponsford, MN

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Where 56575 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56575
  • 🔢 Type 56575 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,575 = 5 × 5 × 31 × 73. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110011111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56574 (Perley, MN, 61 mi away) and 56576 (Richville, MN, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56575 becomes 57565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55576, 55756, 55765, 56557, 56755, 65557, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75565 in Mc Leod, TX, 976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯523 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56575 and you would come out at 47.04°S, 84.57°E — 679 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 141.2 square miles of land, 56575 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population665This ZIP665
Households285This ZIP285
Housing units563This ZIP563
Median age54.7This ZIP54.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,534This ZIP$56,534Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$244,200This ZIP$244,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,636,000This ZIP$1,636,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$14,206,000This ZIP$14,206,000

Land area

Land area141.25 sq miThis ZIP141.25 sq mi
Water area12.38 sq miThis ZIP12.38 sq mi

Other place names in 56575

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ZIP codes near 56575

ZIPCityDistance
56570 Osage, MN 9.2 mi
56578 Rochert, MN 12.0 mi
56566 Naytahwaush, MN 16.2 mi
56470 Park Rapids, MN 16.2 mi
56593 Wolf Lake, MN 16.9 mi
56589 Waubun, MN 18.1 mi
56569 Ogema, MN 18.6 mi
56577 Richwood, MN 18.9 mi
56591 White Earth, MN 20.3 mi
56544 Frazee, MN 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56575?

56575 is in Ponsford, Minnesota, in Becker County, part of the Detroit Lakes, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0424, -95.4348.

What county is 56575 in?

56575 lies in Becker County.

What area code is 56575?

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

What time zone is 56575 in?

56575 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56575?

About 665 people live in ZIP code 56575, in 285 households, at 4.7 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 56575?

$56,534 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56575?

The closest are 56570 (9.2 mi), 56578 (12 mi), 56566 (16.2 mi), 56470 (16.2 mi) and 56593 (16.9 mi).

Is 56575 a PO Box ZIP code?

56575 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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