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55021

ZIP 55021 is Faribault, Minnesota, in Rice County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rice
Population
30,908
Coordinates
44.2975, -93.2739
☼ Live from 55021 — Faribault, MN

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Where 55021 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 55021
  • 🔢 Type 55021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55021 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55020 (Elko New Market, MN, 20 mi away) and 55024 (Farmington, MN, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55021 becomes 12055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dormansville, NY, 973 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02155 in Medford, MA, 1,118 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯411 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55021 and you would come out at 44.30°S, 86.73°E — 853 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 177.0 square miles of land, 55021 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,908This ZIP30,908
Households11,424This ZIP11,424
Housing units12,443This ZIP12,443
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,820This ZIP$68,820Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$280,200This ZIP$280,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,076This ZIP$1,076Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density174.6 / sq miThis ZIP174.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments733This ZIP733
Employees11,798This ZIP11,798
Annual payroll$633,202,000This ZIP$633,202,000
Tax returns filed14,580This ZIP14,580
Total adjusted gross income$1,101,185,000This ZIP$1,101,185,000

Land area

Land area177.00 sq miThis ZIP177.00 sq mi
Water area10.28 sq miThis ZIP10.28 sq mi

Other place names in 55021

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

ZIP codes near 55021

ZIPCityDistance
55087 Warsaw, MN 7.9 mi
55019 Dundas, MN 7.9 mi
55049 Medford, MN 8.5 mi
55052 Morristown, MN 9.4 mi
55053 Nerstrand, MN 10.9 mi
55046 Lonsdale, MN 12.1 mi
55057 Northfield, MN 13.0 mi
56052 Kilkenny, MN 14.2 mi
56069 Montgomery, MN 15.4 mi
55946 Kenyon, MN 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55021?

55021 is in Faribault, Minnesota, in Rice County, part of the Faribault-Northfield, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2975, -93.2739.

What county is 55021 in?

55021 lies in Rice County.

What area code is 55021?

Faribault uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55021 in?

55021 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55021?

About 30,908 people live in ZIP code 55021, in 11,424 households, at 174.6 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 55021?

$68,820 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55021?

The closest are 55087 (7.9 mi), 55019 (7.9 mi), 55049 (8.5 mi), 55052 (9.4 mi) and 55053 (10.9 mi).

Is 55021 a PO Box ZIP code?

55021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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