56659
ZIP 56659 is Max, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Itasca
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids, MN
- Population
- 122
- Coordinates
- 47.5512, -94.0488
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Where 56659 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.
- 🔢 Type 56659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSggS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 56659 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101110101010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56658 (Margie, MN, 39 mi away) and 56660 (Mizpah, MN, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56659 becomes 95665 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pine Grove, CA, 1,476 miles away.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56569, 66955, 95656, 95665, 96556). The farthest-flung twin is 96556 in APO AA, a military post office, 3,903 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯579 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56659 and you would come out at 47.55°S, 85.95°E — 730 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 32.5 square miles of land, 56659 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 122This ZIP122 |
|---|---|
| Households | 48This ZIP48 |
| Housing units | 91This ZIP91 |
| Median age | 48.5This ZIP48.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $98,750This ZIP$98,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $364,300This ZIP$364,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.0%This ZIP27.0% |
| Mean commute | 35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min |
| Population density | 3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 32.49 sq miThis ZIP32.49 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.19 sq miThis ZIP1.19 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 56659
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56680 | Spring Lake, MN | 8.6 mi |
56681 | Squaw Lake, MN | 10.0 mi |
56637 | Talmoon, MN | 10.6 mi |
56631 | Bowstring, MN | 11.8 mi |
56626 | Bena, MN | 12.9 mi |
56636 | Deer River, MN | 14.5 mi |
56663 | Pennington, MN | 18.6 mi |
56657 | Marcell, MN | 19.3 mi |
56661 | Northome, MN | 19.9 mi |
56688 | Wirt, MN | 20.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56659?
56659 is in Max, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5512, -94.0488.
What county is 56659 in?
56659 lies in Itasca County.
What area code is 56659?
Max uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56659 in?
56659 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56659?
About 122 people live in ZIP code 56659, in 48 households, at 3.8 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 56659?
$98,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 56659?
The closest are 56680 (8.6 mi), 56681 (10 mi), 56637 (10.6 mi), 56631 (11.8 mi) and 56626 (12.9 mi).
Is 56659 a PO Box ZIP code?
56659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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