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56636

ZIP 56636 is Deer River, Minnesota, mostly in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca +1 more
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
4,643
Coordinates
47.3905, -93.8487
☼ Live from 56636 — Deer River, MN

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Where 56636 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 56636
  • 🔢 Type 56636 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,636 = 2 × 2 × 14159. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56634 (Clearbrook, MN, 75 mi away) and 56637 (Talmoon, MN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56636 becomes 63665 — and that is a real ZIP code: Redford, MO, 714 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56663, 63566, 63656, 63665, 65636, 65663, …). The farthest-flung twin is 63665 in Redford, MO, 714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯573 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56636 and you would come out at 47.39°S, 86.15°E — 742 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 436.9 square miles of land, 56636 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 332 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,643This ZIP4,643
Households1,864This ZIP1,864
Housing units2,943This ZIP2,943
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,289This ZIP$61,289Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$210,000This ZIP$210,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$820This ZIP$820Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density10.6 / sq miThis ZIP10.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees1,048This ZIP1,048
Annual payroll$40,002,000This ZIP$40,002,000
Tax returns filed2,140This ZIP2,140
Total adjusted gross income$139,243,000This ZIP$139,243,000

Land area

Land area436.90 sq miThis ZIP436.90 sq mi
Water area53.65 sq miThis ZIP53.65 sq mi

Counties 56636 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Itasca County 72.4%
Cass County 27.6%

Other place names in 56636

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ZIP codes near 56636

ZIPCityDistance
56631 Bowstring, MN 10.8 mi
55721 Cohasset, MN 14.0 mi
56626 Bena, MN 14.1 mi
56659 Max, MN 14.5 mi
56637 Talmoon, MN 15.7 mi
56657 Marcell, MN 16.0 mi
55730 Grand Rapids, MN 18.3 mi
55745 Grand Rapids, MN 18.3 mi
55744 Grand Rapids, MN 19.1 mi
56680 Spring Lake, MN 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56636?

56636 is in Deer River, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3905, -93.8487.

What county is 56636 in?

56636 spans 2 counties: Itasca County and Cass County. Most of it falls in Itasca 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 56636?

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

What time zone is 56636 in?

56636 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56636?

About 4,643 people live in ZIP code 56636, in 1,864 households, at 10.6 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 56636?

$61,289 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56636?

The closest are 56631 (10.8 mi), 55721 (14 mi), 56626 (14.1 mi), 56659 (14.5 mi) and 56637 (15.7 mi).

Is 56636 a PO Box ZIP code?

56636 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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