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56592

ZIP 56592 is Winger, Minnesota, mostly in Polk County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Metro area
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Population
550
Coordinates
47.5316, -96.0078
☼ Live from 56592 — Winger, MN

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Where 56592 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 56592
  • 🔢 Type 56592 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,592 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 131. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56591 (White Earth, MN, 31 mi away) and 56593 (Wolf Lake, MN, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56592 becomes 29565 — and that is a real ZIP code: Latta, SC, 1,248 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25569, 26559, 29556, 29565, 29655, 52569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96552 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,464 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯547 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56592 and you would come out at 47.53°S, 83.99°E — 643 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 58.9 square miles of land, 56592 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population550This ZIP550
Households176This ZIP176
Housing units212This ZIP212
Median age23.5This ZIP23.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,167This ZIP$59,167Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$140,900This ZIP$140,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density9.3 / sq miThis ZIP9.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$3,642,000This ZIP$3,642,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$12,947,000This ZIP$12,947,000

Land area

Land area58.91 sq miThis ZIP58.91 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Counties 56592 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 89.8%
Mahnomen County 10.2%

Other place names in 56592

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

ZIP codes near 56592

ZIPCityDistance
56516 Bejou, MN 6.2 mi
56535 Erskine, MN 10.2 mi
56556 Mcintosh, MN 10.9 mi
56540 Fertile, MN 12.4 mi
56542 Fosston, MN 13.3 mi
56545 Gary, MN 14.4 mi
56736 Mentor, MN 15.4 mi
56557 Mahnomen, MN 17.7 mi
56651 Lengby, MN 19.0 mi
56715 Brooks, MN 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56592?

56592 is in Winger, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5316, -96.0078.

What county is 56592 in?

56592 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Mahnomen County. Most of it falls in Polk 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 56592?

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

What time zone is 56592 in?

56592 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56592?

About 550 people live in ZIP code 56592, in 176 households, at 9.3 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 56592?

$59,167 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56592?

The closest are 56516 (6.2 mi), 56535 (10.2 mi), 56556 (10.9 mi), 56540 (12.4 mi) and 56542 (13.3 mi).

Is 56592 a PO Box ZIP code?

56592 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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