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56586

ZIP 56586 is Underwood, 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
1,873
Coordinates
46.3183, -95.8309
☼ Live from 56586 — Underwood, MN

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Where 56586 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56586
  • 🔢 Type 56586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,586 = 2 × 3 × 9431. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56585 (Ulen, MN, 57 mi away) and 56587 (Vergas, MN, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56586 becomes 68565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56568, 56658, 56685, 58566, 58656, 65586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86556 in Tsaile, AZ, 982 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯469 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56586 and you would come out at 46.32°S, 84.17°E — 679 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 73.6 square miles of land, 56586 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,873This ZIP1,873
Households799This ZIP799
Housing units1,332This ZIP1,332
Median age52.6This ZIP52.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$79,583This ZIP$79,583Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$309,800This ZIP$309,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density25.4 / sq miThis ZIP25.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees250This ZIP250
Annual payroll$11,864,000This ZIP$11,864,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$81,912,000This ZIP$81,912,000

Land area

Land area73.64 sq miThis ZIP73.64 sq mi
Water area13.31 sq miThis ZIP13.31 sq mi

Other place names in 56586

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ZIP codes near 56586

ZIPCityDistance
56515 Battle Lake, MN 6.7 mi
56324 Dalton, MN 10.9 mi
56576 Richville, MN 11.7 mi
56538 Fergus Falls, MN 12.0 mi
56524 Clitherall, MN 12.5 mi
56537 Fergus Falls, MN 12.8 mi
56534 Erhard, MN 13.6 mi
56528 Dent, MN 14.0 mi
56533 Elizabeth, MN 15.8 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56586?

56586 is in Underwood, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3183, -95.8309.

What county is 56586 in?

56586 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56586?

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

What time zone is 56586 in?

56586 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56586?

About 1,873 people live in ZIP code 56586, in 799 households, at 25.4 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 56586?

$79,583 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56586?

The closest are 56515 (6.7 mi), 56324 (10.9 mi), 56576 (11.7 mi), 56538 (12 mi) and 56524 (12.5 mi).

Is 56586 a PO Box ZIP code?

56586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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