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56585

ZIP 56585 is Ulen, Minnesota, mostly in Clay County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay +2 more
Metro area
Fargo, ND-MN
Population
1,064
Coordinates
47.0883, -96.2463
☼ Live from 56585 — Ulen, MN

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Where 56585 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56585
  • 🔢 Type 56585 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,585 = 5 × 11317. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56584 (Twin Valley, MN, 9 mi away) and 56586 (Underwood, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56585 becomes 58565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverdale, ND, 242 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55568, 58565, 58655, 85655). The farthest-flung twin is 85655 in Douglas, AZ, 1,296 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯515 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56585 and you would come out at 47.09°S, 83.75°E — 641 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 125.5 square miles of land, 56585 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,064This ZIP1,064
Households448This ZIP448
Housing units502This ZIP502
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$301,400This ZIP$301,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees174This ZIP174
Annual payroll$17,380,000This ZIP$17,380,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$40,685,000This ZIP$40,685,000

Land area

Land area125.47 sq miThis ZIP125.47 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 56585 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 66.8%
Becker County 32.5%
Norman County 0.8%

Other place names in 56585

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

ZIP codes near 56585

ZIPCityDistance
56552 Hitterdal, MN 7.1 mi
56541 Flom, MN 7.7 mi
56584 Twin Valley, MN 9.4 mi
56519 Borup, MN 12.1 mi
56536 Felton, MN 13.9 mi
56554 Lake Park, MN 15.3 mi
56549 Hawley, MN 16.9 mi
56521 Callaway, MN 17.3 mi
56591 White Earth, MN 18.3 mi
56569 Ogema, MN 19.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56585?

56585 is in Ulen, Minnesota, in Clay County, part of the Fargo, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0883, -96.2463.

What county is 56585 in?

56585 spans 3 counties: Clay County, Becker County and Norman County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 56585?

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

What time zone is 56585 in?

56585 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56585?

About 1,064 people live in ZIP code 56585, in 448 households, at 8.5 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 56585?

$71,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56585?

The closest are 56552 (7.1 mi), 56541 (7.7 mi), 56584 (9.4 mi), 56519 (12.1 mi) and 56536 (13.9 mi).

Is 56585 a PO Box ZIP code?

56585 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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