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56594

ZIP 56594 is Wolverton, Minnesota, in Wilkin County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wilkin
Metro area
Wahpeton, ND-MN
Population
442
Coordinates
46.5490, -96.6449
☼ Live from 56594 — Wolverton, MN

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Where 56594 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56594
  • 🔢 Type 56594 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGSgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,594 = 2 × 28297. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56593 (Wolf Lake, MN, 64 mi away) and 56601 (Bemidji, MN, 109 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56594 becomes 49565, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45659, 45695, 46595, 49655, 54659, 54956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96554 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,865 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯474 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56594 and you would come out at 46.55°S, 83.36°E — 637 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 93.8 square miles of land, 56594 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population442This ZIP442
Households182This ZIP182
Housing units192This ZIP192
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,833This ZIP$95,833Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$218,800This ZIP$218,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees51This ZIP51
Annual payroll$2,570,000This ZIP$2,570,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$17,790,000This ZIP$17,790,000

Land area

Land area93.81 sq miThis ZIP93.81 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 56594

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ZIP codes near 56594

ZIPCityDistance
58001 Abercrombie, ND 8.3 mi
56553 Kent, MN 8.4 mi
58015 Christine, ND 8.6 mi
56525 Comstock, MN 9.9 mi
56514 Barnesville, MN 12.1 mi
56580 Sabin, MN 13.1 mi
58018 Colfax, ND 14.0 mi
58047 Horace, ND 15.7 mi
56579 Rothsay, MN 15.7 mi
58077 Walcott, ND 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56594?

56594 is in Wolverton, Minnesota, in Wilkin County, part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5490, -96.6449.

What county is 56594 in?

56594 lies in Wilkin County.

What area code is 56594?

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

What time zone is 56594 in?

56594 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56594?

About 442 people live in ZIP code 56594, in 182 households, at 4.7 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 56594?

$95,833 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56594?

The closest are 58001 (8.3 mi), 56553 (8.4 mi), 58015 (8.6 mi), 56525 (9.9 mi) and 56514 (12.1 mi).

Is 56594 a PO Box ZIP code?

56594 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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