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55008

ZIP 55008 is Cambridge, Minnesota, mostly in Isanti County; area codes 763 and 612; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Isanti +1 more
Population
16,729
Coordinates
45.5695, -93.2766
☼ Live from 55008 — Cambridge, MN

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Where 55008 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 55008
  • 🔢 Type 55008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 191. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55007 (Brook Park, MN, 29 mi away) and 55009 (Cannon Falls, MN, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55008 becomes 80055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05058, 05085, 05850, 08055, 08505, 08550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85005 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,300 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯479 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55008 and you would come out at 45.57°S, 86.72°E — 812 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 100.4 square miles of land, 55008 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,729This ZIP16,729
Households6,878This ZIP6,878
Housing units7,163This ZIP7,163
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,513This ZIP$84,513Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$290,700This ZIP$290,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,325This ZIP$1,325Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density166.7 / sq miThis ZIP166.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments480This ZIP480
Employees6,406This ZIP6,406
Annual payroll$295,210,000This ZIP$295,210,000
Tax returns filed8,630This ZIP8,630
Total adjusted gross income$607,153,000This ZIP$607,153,000

Land area

Land area100.35 sq miThis ZIP100.35 sq mi
Water area4.58 sq miThis ZIP4.58 sq mi

Counties 55008 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Isanti County 99.3%
Chisago County 0.7%

Other place names in 55008

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

ZIP codes near 55008

ZIPCityDistance
55029 Grandy, MN 5.8 mi
55040 Isanti, MN 7.0 mi
55080 Stanchfield, MN 7.2 mi
55017 Dalbo, MN 10.5 mi
55070 Saint Francis, MN 11.4 mi
55006 Braham, MN 12.3 mi
55005 Bethel, MN 12.3 mi
55032 Harris, MN 13.8 mi
55371 Princeton, MN 15.1 mi
55011 Cedar, MN 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55008?

55008 is in Cambridge, Minnesota, in Isanti County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5695, -93.2766.

What county is 55008 in?

55008 spans 2 counties: Isanti County and Chisago County. Most of it falls in Isanti 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 55008?

Cambridge uses area codes 763 and 612, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55008 in?

55008 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55008?

About 16,729 people live in ZIP code 55008, in 6,878 households, at 166.7 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 55008?

$84,513 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55008?

The closest are 55029 (5.8 mi), 55040 (7 mi), 55080 (7.2 mi), 55017 (10.5 mi) and 55070 (11.4 mi).

Is 55008 a PO Box ZIP code?

55008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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