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56587

ZIP 56587 is Vergas, 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
1,339
Coordinates
46.6366, -95.8565
☼ Live from 56587 — Vergas, MN

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Where 56587 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56587
  • 🔢 Type 56587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,587 = 71 × 797. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56586 (Underwood, MN, 22 mi away) and 56588 (Vining, MN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56587 becomes 78565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Ebanos, TX, 1,417 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55768, 55786, 56578, 56758, 57568, 57658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78565 in Los Ebanos, TX, 1,417 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯490 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56587 and you would come out at 46.64°S, 84.14°E — 669 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 53.2 square miles of land, 56587 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,339This ZIP1,339
Households620This ZIP620
Housing units1,104This ZIP1,104
Median age56.9This ZIP56.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$88,000This ZIP$88,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$367,600This ZIP$367,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density25.2 / sq miThis ZIP25.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees257This ZIP257
Annual payroll$8,384,000This ZIP$8,384,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$66,255,000This ZIP$66,255,000

Land area

Land area53.16 sq miThis ZIP53.16 sq mi
Water area7.95 sq miThis ZIP7.95 sq mi

Other place names in 56587

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ZIP codes near 56587

ZIPCityDistance
56528 Dent, MN 8.1 mi
56572 Pelican Rapids, MN 11.0 mi
56576 Richville, MN 12.4 mi
56502 Detroit Lakes, MN 12.5 mi
56534 Erhard, MN 13.6 mi
56501 Detroit Lakes, MN 14.1 mi
56544 Frazee, MN 14.5 mi
56573 Perham, MN 15.0 mi
56511 Audubon, MN 16.1 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56587?

56587 is in Vergas, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6366, -95.8565.

What county is 56587 in?

56587 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56587?

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

What time zone is 56587 in?

56587 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56587?

About 1,339 people live in ZIP code 56587, in 620 households, at 25.2 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 56587?

$88,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56587?

The closest are 56528 (8.1 mi), 56572 (11 mi), 56576 (12.4 mi), 56502 (12.5 mi) and 56534 (13.6 mi).

Is 56587 a PO Box ZIP code?

56587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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