Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 56720 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 56720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLgS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 56,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 709. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101110110010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56716 (Crookston, MN, 59 mi away) and 56721 (East Grand Forks, MN, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 56720 becomes 02765, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02675 in Yarmouth Port, MA, 1,375 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
- 🎯609 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56720 and you would come out at 48.56°S, 83.10°E — 586 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 17m.
- 📏 At 8.1 square miles of land, 56720 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Median age | 74.6This ZIP74.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.6%This ZIP28.6% |
| Population density | 1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 8.06 sq miThis ZIP8.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 56720
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 56720
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
56733 | Kennedy, MN | 5.2 mi |
56757 | Stephen, MN | 5.9 mi |
58225 | Drayton, ND | 14.9 mi |
56713 | Argyle, MN | 15.2 mi |
56728 | Hallock, MN | 15.6 mi |
56729 | Halma, MN | 16.0 mi |
56758 | Strandquist, MN | 17.8 mi |
56734 | Lake Bronson, MN | 19.8 mi |
56732 | Karlstad, MN | 20.0 mi |
56710 | Alvarado, MN | 24.2 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 56720 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 56720?
56720 is in Donaldson, Minnesota, in Kittson County. Its published point location is 48.5635, -96.9045.
What county is 56720 in?
56720 lies in Kittson County.
What area code is 56720?
Donaldson uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 56720 in?
56720 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 56720?
About 15 people live in ZIP code 56720, in 8 households, at 1.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 56720?
The closest are 56733 (5.2 mi), 56757 (5.9 mi), 58225 (14.9 mi), 56713 (15.2 mi) and 56728 (15.6 mi).
Is 56720 a PO Box ZIP code?
56720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “56720 ZIP Code — Donaldson, Minnesota (Kittson County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/56720
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/56720.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.