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55005

ZIP 55005 is Bethel, Minnesota, in Anoka County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Anoka
Population
4,376
Coordinates
45.3961, -93.2185
☼ Live from 55005 — Bethel, MN

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Where 55005 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 55005
  • 🔢 Type 55005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,005 = 3 × 5 × 19 × 193. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55003 (Bayport, MN, 34 mi away) and 55006 (Braham, MN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55005 becomes 50055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Collins, IA, 243 miles away.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05055, 50055). The farthest-flung twin is 05055 in Norwich, VT, 1,031 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯471 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55005 and you would come out at 45.40°S, 86.78°E — 820 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 18.9 square miles of land, 55005 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,376This ZIP4,376
Households1,612This ZIP1,612
Housing units1,700This ZIP1,700
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$109,107This ZIP$109,107Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$340,600This ZIP$340,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,810This ZIP$1,810Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density231.0 / sq miThis ZIP231.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees481This ZIP481
Annual payroll$28,835,000This ZIP$28,835,000
Tax returns filed2,420This ZIP2,420
Total adjusted gross income$205,097,000This ZIP$205,097,000

Land area

Land area18.95 sq miThis ZIP18.95 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Other place names in 55005

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 55005

ZIPCityDistance
55011 Cedar, MN 3.9 mi
55070 Saint Francis, MN 4.2 mi
55040 Isanti, MN 5.8 mi
55092 Wyoming, MN 7.2 mi
55079 Stacy, MN 9.0 mi
55304 Andover, MN 10.6 mi
55078 Stacy, MN 11.2 mi
55008 Cambridge, MN 12.3 mi
55303 Anoka, MN 12.7 mi
55025 Forest Lake, MN 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55005?

55005 is in Bethel, Minnesota, in Anoka County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3961, -93.2185.

What county is 55005 in?

55005 lies in Anoka County.

What time zone is 55005 in?

55005 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55005?

About 4,376 people live in ZIP code 55005, in 1,612 households, at 231.0 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 55005?

$109,107 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55005?

The closest are 55011 (3.9 mi), 55070 (4.2 mi), 55040 (5.8 mi), 55092 (7.2 mi) and 55079 (9 mi).

Is 55005 a PO Box ZIP code?

55005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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