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56736

ZIP 56736 is Mentor, Minnesota, mostly in Polk County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Metro area
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Population
687
Coordinates
47.7065, -96.2119
☼ Live from 56736 — Mentor, MN

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Where 56736 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 56736
  • 🔢 Type 56736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 197. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101110110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56735 (Lancaster, MN, 85 mi away) and 56737 (Middle River, MN, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56736 becomes 63765, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35766, 36567, 36576, 36675, 36756, 36765, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36576 in Silverhill, AL, 1,269 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯557 miles north of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56736 and you would come out at 47.71°S, 83.79°E — 630 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 110.3 square miles of land, 56736 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population687This ZIP687
Households306This ZIP306
Housing units878This ZIP878
Median age55.0This ZIP55.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,000This ZIP$95,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$417,100This ZIP$417,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$4,066,000This ZIP$4,066,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$32,628,000This ZIP$32,628,000

Land area

Land area110.32 sq miThis ZIP110.32 sq mi
Water area3.63 sq miThis ZIP3.63 sq mi

Counties 56736 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 84.5%
Red Lake County 15.5%

Other place names in 56736

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ZIP codes near 56736

ZIPCityDistance
56535 Erskine, MN 8.2 mi
56540 Fertile, MN 11.8 mi
56750 Red Lake Falls, MN 13.0 mi
56715 Brooks, MN 14.0 mi
56592 Winger, MN 15.4 mi
56556 Mcintosh, MN 15.7 mi
56716 Crookston, MN 16.2 mi
56748 Plummer, MN 17.6 mi
56754 Saint Hilaire, MN 19.2 mi
56517 Beltrami, MN 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56736?

56736 is in Mentor, Minnesota, in Polk County, part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.7065, -96.2119.

What county is 56736 in?

56736 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Red Lake County. Most of it falls in Polk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 56736?

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

What time zone is 56736 in?

56736 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56736?

About 687 people live in ZIP code 56736, in 306 households, at 6.2 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 56736?

$95,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56736?

The closest are 56535 (8.2 mi), 56540 (11.8 mi), 56750 (13 mi), 56715 (14 mi) and 56592 (15.4 mi).

Is 56736 a PO Box ZIP code?

56736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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