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56576

ZIP 56576 is Richville, 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
820
Coordinates
46.4759, -95.7396
☼ Live from 56576 — Richville, MN

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Where 56576 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56576
  • 🔢 Type 56576 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,576 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56575 (Ponsford, MN, 42 mi away) and 56577 (Richwood, MN, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56576 becomes 67565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Otis, KS, 569 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55766, 56567, 56657, 56756, 57566, 57656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76556 in Milano, TX, 1,092 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯481 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56576 and you would come out at 46.48°S, 84.26°E — 679 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 34m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 56576 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population820This ZIP820
Households386This ZIP386
Housing units999This ZIP999
Median age64.2This ZIP64.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$386,000This ZIP$386,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$840This ZIP$840Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density20.4 / sq miThis ZIP20.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$1,308,000This ZIP$1,308,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$37,080,000This ZIP$37,080,000

Land area

Land area40.21 sq miThis ZIP40.21 sq mi
Water area15.47 sq miThis ZIP15.47 sq mi

Other place names in 56576

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

ZIP codes near 56576

ZIPCityDistance
56528 Dent, MN 5.1 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 9.8 mi
56586 Underwood, MN 11.7 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 11.9 mi
56587 Vergas, MN 12.4 mi
56534 Erhard, MN 12.9 mi
56573 Perham, MN 13.2 mi
56551 Henning, MN 17.4 mi
56567 New York Mills, MN 18.1 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56576?

56576 is in Richville, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4759, -95.7396.

What county is 56576 in?

56576 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56576?

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

What time zone is 56576 in?

56576 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56576?

About 820 people live in ZIP code 56576, in 386 households, at 20.4 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 56576?

$63,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56576?

The closest are 56528 (5.1 mi), 56571 (9.8 mi), 56586 (11.7 mi), 56515 (11.9 mi) and 56587 (12.4 mi).

Is 56576 a PO Box ZIP code?

56576 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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