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56681

ZIP 56681 is Squaw Lake, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
267
Coordinates
47.5539, -94.2642
☼ Live from 56681 — Squaw Lake, MN

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Where 56681 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56681
  • 🔢 Type 56681 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 56681 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56680 (Spring Lake, MN, 16 mi away) and 56682 (Swift, MN, 100 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56681 becomes 18665, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15668, 15686, 15866, 16685, 16856, 16865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85616 in Huachuca City, AZ, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯575 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56681 and you would come out at 47.55°S, 85.74°E — 720 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 161.1 square miles of land, 56681 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population267This ZIP267
Households120This ZIP120
Housing units240This ZIP240
Median age58.4This ZIP58.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$50,833This ZIP$50,833Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$146,900This ZIP$146,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$542This ZIP$542Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$1,171,000This ZIP$1,171,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$5,897,000This ZIP$5,897,000

Land area

Land area161.14 sq miThis ZIP161.14 sq mi
Water area54.40 sq miThis ZIP54.40 sq mi

Other place names in 56681

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ZIP codes near 56681

ZIPCityDistance
56663 Pennington, MN 9.0 mi
56659 Max, MN 10.0 mi
56626 Bena, MN 13.4 mi
56680 Spring Lake, MN 16.1 mi
56630 Blackduck, MN 17.2 mi
56647 Hines, MN 19.0 mi
56633 Cass Lake, MN 19.7 mi
56637 Talmoon, MN 20.1 mi
56661 Northome, MN 20.5 mi
56631 Bowstring, MN 21.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56681?

56681 is in Squaw Lake, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5539, -94.2642.

What county is 56681 in?

56681 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 56681?

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

What time zone is 56681 in?

56681 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56681?

About 267 people live in ZIP code 56681, in 120 households, at 1.7 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 56681?

$50,833 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56681?

The closest are 56663 (9 mi), 56659 (10 mi), 56626 (13.4 mi), 56680 (16.1 mi) and 56630 (17.2 mi).

Is 56681 a PO Box ZIP code?

56681 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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