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56657

ZIP 56657 is Marcell, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
251
Coordinates
47.5729, -93.6367
☼ Live from 56657 — Marcell, MN

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Where 56657 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56657
  • 🔢 Type 56657 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,657 = 53 × 1069. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56655 (Longville, MN, 50 mi away) and 56658 (Margie, MN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56657 becomes 75665, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55766, 56567, 56576, 56756, 57566, 57656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76556 in Milano, TX, 1,178 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯589 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56657 and you would come out at 47.57°S, 86.36°E — 748 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 54.4 square miles of land, 56657 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population251This ZIP251
Households133This ZIP133
Housing units534This ZIP534
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,629This ZIP$72,629Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$420,800This ZIP$420,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density4.6 / sq miThis ZIP4.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees91This ZIP91
Annual payroll$3,653,000This ZIP$3,653,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$16,889,000This ZIP$16,889,000

Land area

Land area54.37 sq miThis ZIP54.37 sq mi
Water area10.36 sq miThis ZIP10.36 sq mi

ZIP codes near 56657

ZIPCityDistance
56631 Bowstring, MN 7.7 mi
56628 Bigfork, MN 10.1 mi
56637 Talmoon, MN 10.1 mi
56680 Spring Lake, MN 16.0 mi
56636 Deer River, MN 16.0 mi
55709 Bovey, MN 17.0 mi
56688 Wirt, MN 18.6 mi
56659 Max, MN 19.3 mi
55786 Taconite, MN 21.2 mi
55769 Nashwauk, MN 22.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56657?

56657 is in Marcell, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5729, -93.6367.

What county is 56657 in?

56657 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 56657?

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

What time zone is 56657 in?

56657 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56657?

About 251 people live in ZIP code 56657, in 133 households, at 4.6 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 56657?

$72,629 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56657?

The closest are 56631 (7.7 mi), 56628 (10.1 mi), 56637 (10.1 mi), 56680 (16 mi) and 56636 (16 mi).

Is 56657 a PO Box ZIP code?

56657 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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