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56639

ZIP 56639 is Effie, 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
359
Coordinates
47.9185, -93.5362
☼ Live from 56639 — Effie, MN

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Where 56639 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 56639
  • 🔢 Type 56639 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,639 = 11 × 19 × 271. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56637 (Talmoon, MN, 25 mi away) and 56641 (Federal Dam, MN, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56639 becomes 93665 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Dos Palos, CA, 1,564 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35966, 36569, 36695, 39566, 39656, 39665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96365 in APO STA, a military post office, 6,701 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯612 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56639 and you would come out at 47.92°S, 86.46°E — 747 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 308.9 square miles of land, 56639 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 234 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population359This ZIP359
Households197This ZIP197
Housing units518This ZIP518
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$30,625This ZIP$30,625Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$219,700This ZIP$219,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,104This ZIP$1,104Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density1.2 / sq miThis ZIP1.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,578,000This ZIP$1,578,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$9,734,000This ZIP$9,734,000

Land area

Land area308.86 sq miThis ZIP308.86 sq mi
Water area5.93 sq miThis ZIP5.93 sq mi

Counties 56639 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Itasca County 51.9%
Koochiching County 48.1%

Other place names in 56639

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ZIP codes near 56639

ZIPCityDistance
56628 Bigfork, MN 15.0 mi
56688 Wirt, MN 16.1 mi
56658 Margie, MN 22.7 mi
55772 Nett Lake, MN 24.1 mi
56657 Marcell, MN 24.3 mi
56637 Talmoon, MN 25.2 mi
56653 Littlefork, MN 25.3 mi
56680 Spring Lake, MN 26.4 mi
55781 Side Lake, MN 27.3 mi
56661 Northome, MN 27.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56639?

56639 is in Effie, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.9185, -93.5362.

What county is 56639 in?

56639 spans 2 counties: Itasca County and Koochiching 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 56639?

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

What time zone is 56639 in?

56639 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56639?

About 359 people live in ZIP code 56639, in 197 households, at 1.2 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 56639?

$30,625 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56639?

The closest are 56628 (15 mi), 56688 (16.1 mi), 56658 (22.7 mi), 55772 (24.1 mi) and 56657 (24.3 mi).

Is 56639 a PO Box ZIP code?

56639 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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