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56628

ZIP 56628 is Bigfork, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
1,675
Coordinates
47.7021, -93.5337
☼ Live from 56628 — Bigfork, MN

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Where 56628 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 56628
  • 🔢 Type 56628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,628 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56627 (Big Falls, MN, 42 mi away) and 56629 (Birchdale, MN, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56628 becomes 82665, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25686, 25866, 26568, 26586, 26865, 28656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85662 in Nogales, AZ, 1,443 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯599 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56628 and you would come out at 47.70°S, 86.47°E — 751 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 331.8 square miles of land, 56628 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 252 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,675This ZIP1,675
Households675This ZIP675
Housing units1,656This ZIP1,656
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$244,700This ZIP$244,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees399This ZIP399
Annual payroll$20,397,000This ZIP$20,397,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$48,915,000This ZIP$48,915,000

Land area

Land area331.76 sq miThis ZIP331.76 sq mi
Water area25.73 sq miThis ZIP25.73 sq mi

Other place names in 56628

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ZIP codes near 56628

ZIPCityDistance
56657 Marcell, MN 10.1 mi
56639 Effie, MN 15.0 mi
56637 Talmoon, MN 15.5 mi
56688 Wirt, MN 15.9 mi
56631 Bowstring, MN 16.5 mi
56680 Spring Lake, MN 19.8 mi
55781 Side Lake, MN 21.8 mi
55709 Bovey, MN 22.0 mi
55769 Nashwauk, MN 22.4 mi
56636 Deer River, MN 26.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56628?

56628 is in Bigfork, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7021, -93.5337.

What county is 56628 in?

56628 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 56628?

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

What time zone is 56628 in?

56628 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56628?

About 1,675 people live in ZIP code 56628, in 675 households, at 5.0 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 56628?

$61,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56628?

The closest are 56657 (10.1 mi), 56639 (15 mi), 56637 (15.5 mi), 56688 (15.9 mi) and 56631 (16.5 mi).

Is 56628 a PO Box ZIP code?

56628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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