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56668

ZIP 56668 is Ranier, Minnesota, in Koochiching County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Koochiching
Metro area
none
Population
217
Coordinates
48.6150, -93.3454
☼ Live from 56668 — Ranier, MN

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Where 56668 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56668
  • 🔢 Type 56668 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,668 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 457. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56667 (Puposky, MN, 97 mi away) and 56669 (Kabetogama, MN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56668 becomes 86665, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56686, 65668, 65686, 66856, 66865, 68665). The farthest-flung twin is 65686 in Kimberling City, MO, 828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯660 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56668 and you would come out at 48.62°S, 86.65°E — 746 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 17m.
  • 📏 At 0.203 square miles of land, 56668 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 98 football fields.
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People and housing

Population217This ZIP217
Households94This ZIP94
Housing units106This ZIP106
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$116,250This ZIP$116,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$183,900This ZIP$183,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher45.0%This ZIP45.0%
Mean commute10.1 minThis ZIP10.1 min
Population density1,069.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,069.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees118This ZIP118
Annual payroll$3,082,000This ZIP$3,082,000

Land area

Land area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 56668

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ZIP codes near 56668

ZIPCityDistance
56679 South International Falls, MN 3.1 mi
56649 International Falls, MN 10.1 mi
56669 Kabetogama, MN 17.9 mi
56653 Littlefork, MN 25.2 mi
56654 Loman, MN 31.1 mi
55772 Nett Lake, MN 36.7 mi
56629 Birchdale, MN 38.2 mi
55771 Orr, MN 39.9 mi
55725 Crane Lake, MN 41.6 mi
56627 Big Falls, MN 43.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56668?

56668 is in Ranier, Minnesota, in Koochiching County. Its published point location is 48.6150, -93.3454.

What county is 56668 in?

56668 lies in Koochiching County.

What area code is 56668?

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

What time zone is 56668 in?

56668 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56668?

About 217 people live in ZIP code 56668, in 94 households, at 1,069.0 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 56668?

$116,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56668?

The closest are 56679 (3.1 mi), 56649 (10.1 mi), 56669 (17.9 mi), 56653 (25.2 mi) and 56654 (31.1 mi).

Is 56668 a PO Box ZIP code?

56668 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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