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56588

ZIP 56588 is Vining, 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
483
Coordinates
46.2092, -95.4970
☼ Live from 56588 — Vining, MN

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Where 56588 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56588
  • 🔢 Type 56588 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,588 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 43 × 47. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56587 (Vergas, MN, 34 mi away) and 56589 (Waubun, MN, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56588 becomes 88565 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Paso, TX, 1,156 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58568, 58856, 65588, 68855, 85658, 88556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85658 in Marana, AZ, 1,258 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯467 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56588 and you would come out at 46.21°S, 84.50°E — 697 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 47.3 square miles of land, 56588 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population483This ZIP483
Households211This ZIP211
Housing units395This ZIP395
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,306This ZIP$74,306Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$344,400This ZIP$344,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density10.2 / sq miThis ZIP10.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees111This ZIP111
Annual payroll$2,618,000This ZIP$2,618,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$17,114,000This ZIP$17,114,000

Land area

Land area47.26 sq miThis ZIP47.26 sq mi
Water area3.63 sq miThis ZIP3.63 sq mi

Other place names in 56588

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

ZIP codes near 56588

ZIPCityDistance
56524 Clitherall, MN 5.7 mi
56551 Henning, MN 7.9 mi
56361 Parkers Prairie, MN 8.6 mi
56515 Battle Lake, MN 11.5 mi
56527 Deer Creek, MN 14.2 mi
56326 Evansville, MN 14.4 mi
56354 Miltona, MN 14.4 mi
56571 Ottertail, MN 15.7 mi
56315 Brandon, MN 16.5 mi
56332 Garfield, MN 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56588?

56588 is in Vining, Minnesota, in Otter Tail County, part of the Fergus Falls, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2092, -95.4970.

What county is 56588 in?

56588 lies in Otter Tail County.

What area code is 56588?

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

What time zone is 56588 in?

56588 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56588?

About 483 people live in ZIP code 56588, in 211 households, at 10.2 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 56588?

$74,306 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56588?

The closest are 56524 (5.7 mi), 56551 (7.9 mi), 56361 (8.6 mi), 56515 (11.5 mi) and 56527 (14.2 mi).

Is 56588 a PO Box ZIP code?

56588 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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