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56626

ZIP 56626 is Bena, Minnesota, in Cass County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cass
Metro area
Brainerd, MN
Population
254
Coordinates
47.3767, -94.1495
☼ Live from 56626 — Bena, MN

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Where 56626 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56626
  • 🔢 Type 56626 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,626 = 2 × 23 × 1231. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56623 (Baudette, MN, 87 mi away) and 56627 (Big Falls, MN, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56626 becomes 62665 — and that is a real ZIP code: Meredosia, IL, 553 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25666, 26566, 26656, 56266, 56662, 62656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26656 in Belva, WV, 909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯566 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56626 and you would come out at 47.38°S, 85.85°E — 729 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 90.0 square miles of land, 56626 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population254This ZIP254
Households82This ZIP82
Housing units288This ZIP288
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$44,853This ZIP$44,853Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$150,000This ZIP$150,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute14.2 minThis ZIP14.2 min
Population density2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$936,000This ZIP$936,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$7,029,000This ZIP$7,029,000

Land area

Land area90.02 sq miThis ZIP90.02 sq mi
Water area58.75 sq miThis ZIP58.75 sq mi

Other place names in 56626

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ZIP codes near 56626

ZIPCityDistance
56659 Max, MN 12.9 mi
56641 Federal Dam, MN 13.1 mi
56681 Squaw Lake, MN 13.4 mi
56636 Deer River, MN 14.1 mi
56663 Pennington, MN 16.4 mi
56633 Cass Lake, MN 16.9 mi
56631 Bowstring, MN 20.1 mi
56680 Spring Lake, MN 21.5 mi
56637 Talmoon, MN 22.0 mi
56672 Remer, MN 22.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56626?

56626 is in Bena, Minnesota, in Cass County, part of the Brainerd, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3767, -94.1495.

What county is 56626 in?

56626 lies in Cass County.

What area code is 56626?

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

What time zone is 56626 in?

56626 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56626?

About 254 people live in ZIP code 56626, in 82 households, at 2.8 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 56626?

$44,853 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56626?

The closest are 56659 (12.9 mi), 56641 (13.1 mi), 56681 (13.4 mi), 56636 (14.1 mi) and 56663 (16.4 mi).

Is 56626 a PO Box ZIP code?

56626 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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