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56686

ZIP 56686 is Williams, Minnesota, in Lake of the Woods County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
Metro area
none
Population
905
Coordinates
48.7840, -94.9117
☼ Live from 56686 — Williams, MN

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Where 56686 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56686
  • 🔢 Type 56686 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBggS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,686 = 2 × 7 × 4049. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56685 (Waskish, MN, 42 mi away) and 56687 (Wilton, MN, 89 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56686 becomes 68665 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spalding, NE, 517 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (56668, 65668, 65686, 66856, 66865, 68665). The farthest-flung twin is 65686 in Kimberling City, MO, 843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯645 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56686 and you would come out at 48.78°S, 85.09°E — 673 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 15m.
  • 📏 At 185.9 square miles of land, 56686 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population905This ZIP905
Households376This ZIP376
Housing units785This ZIP785
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,417This ZIP$80,417Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees131This ZIP131
Annual payroll$4,898,000This ZIP$4,898,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$24,782,000This ZIP$24,782,000

Land area

Land area185.93 sq miThis ZIP185.93 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Other place names in 56686

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ZIP codes near 56686

ZIPCityDistance
56673 Roosevelt, MN 10.9 mi
56682 Swift, MN 14.9 mi
56711 Angle Inlet, MN 15.4 mi
56623 Baudette, MN 19.2 mi
56763 Warroad, MN 19.6 mi
56756 Salol, MN 30.6 mi
56741 Oak Island, MN 36.7 mi
56727 Grygla, MN 37.3 mi
56761 Wannaska, MN 37.8 mi
56751 Roseau, MN 38.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56686?

56686 is in Williams, Minnesota, in Lake of the Woods County. Its published point location is 48.7840, -94.9117.

What county is 56686 in?

56686 lies in Lake of the Woods County.

What area code is 56686?

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

What time zone is 56686 in?

56686 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56686?

About 905 people live in ZIP code 56686, in 376 households, at 4.9 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 56686?

$80,417 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56686?

The closest are 56673 (10.9 mi), 56682 (14.9 mi), 56711 (15.4 mi), 56623 (19.2 mi) and 56763 (19.6 mi).

Is 56686 a PO Box ZIP code?

56686 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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