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56591

ZIP 56591 is White Earth, Minnesota, in Becker County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Becker
Metro area
Detroit Lakes, MN
Population
429
Coordinates
47.1014, -95.8573
☼ Live from 56591 — White Earth, MN

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Where 56591 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 56591
  • 🔢 Type 56591 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56591 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56590 (Wendell, MN, 75 mi away) and 56592 (Winger, MN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56591 becomes 19565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wernersville, PA, 1,088 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15695, 15956, 19565, 55961, 56159, 56519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96551 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,352 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯521 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56591 and you would come out at 47.10°S, 84.14°E — 658 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 56591 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population429This ZIP429
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units210This ZIP210
Median age29.1This ZIP29.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$16,793This ZIP$16,793Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median gross rent$196This ZIP$196Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.9%This ZIP0.9%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density159.8 / sq miThis ZIP159.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area2.68 sq miThis ZIP2.68 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 56591

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

ZIP codes near 56591

ZIPCityDistance
56569 Ogema, MN 2.1 mi
56521 Callaway, MN 7.4 mi
56577 Richwood, MN 8.9 mi
56589 Waubun, MN 9.8 mi
56557 Mahnomen, MN 14.0 mi
56541 Flom, MN 14.2 mi
56578 Rochert, MN 15.0 mi
56566 Naytahwaush, MN 15.5 mi
56501 Detroit Lakes, MN 18.1 mi
56585 Ulen, MN 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56591?

56591 is in White Earth, Minnesota, in Becker County, part of the Detroit Lakes, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1014, -95.8573.

What county is 56591 in?

56591 lies in Becker County.

What area code is 56591?

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

What time zone is 56591 in?

56591 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56591?

About 429 people live in ZIP code 56591, in 183 households, at 159.8 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 56591?

$16,793 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56591?

The closest are 56569 (2.1 mi), 56521 (7.4 mi), 56577 (8.9 mi), 56589 (9.8 mi) and 56557 (14 mi).

Is 56591 a PO Box ZIP code?

56591 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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