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55041

ZIP 55041 is Lake City, Minnesota, mostly in Wabasha County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wabasha +1 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
7,510
Coordinates
44.3928, -92.3339
☼ Live from 55041 — Lake City, MN

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Where 55041 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 55041
  • 🔢 Type 55041 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,041 = 3 × 7 × 2621. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55040 (Isanti, MN, 88 mi away) and 55042 (Lake Elmo, MN, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55041 becomes 14055 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Concord, NY, 699 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 1,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯449 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55041 and you would come out at 44.39°S, 87.67°E — 890 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 143.9 square miles of land, 55041 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,510This ZIP7,510
Households3,289This ZIP3,289
Housing units3,810This ZIP3,810
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,672This ZIP$78,672Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$275,200This ZIP$275,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$881This ZIP$881Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density52.2 / sq miThis ZIP52.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments181This ZIP181
Employees2,893This ZIP2,893
Annual payroll$183,336,000This ZIP$183,336,000
Tax returns filed4,110This ZIP4,110
Total adjusted gross income$322,712,000This ZIP$322,712,000

Land area

Land area143.90 sq miThis ZIP143.90 sq mi
Water area13.46 sq miThis ZIP13.46 sq mi

Counties 55041 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wabasha County 85.0%
Goodhue County 15.0%

Other place names in 55041

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ZIP codes near 55041

ZIPCityDistance
55026 Frontenac, MN 8.9 mi
54769 Stockholm, WI 9.6 mi
55957 Millville, MN 9.8 mi
55991 Zumbro Falls, MN 10.0 mi
55968 Reads Landing, MN 12.0 mi
55956 Mazeppa, MN 12.1 mi
54759 Pepin, WI 12.8 mi
55066 Red Wing, MN 13.0 mi
55027 Goodhue, MN 13.6 mi
55981 Wabasha, MN 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55041?

55041 is in Lake City, Minnesota, in Wabasha County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3928, -92.3339.

What county is 55041 in?

55041 spans 2 counties: Wabasha County and Goodhue County. Most of it falls in Wabasha 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 55041?

Lake City uses area code 651, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55041 in?

55041 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55041?

About 7,510 people live in ZIP code 55041, in 3,289 households, at 52.2 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 55041?

$78,672 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55041?

The closest are 55026 (8.9 mi), 54769 (9.6 mi), 55957 (9.8 mi), 55991 (10 mi) and 55968 (12 mi).

Is 55041 a PO Box ZIP code?

55041 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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