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55042

ZIP 55042 is Lake Elmo, Minnesota, in Washington County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Population
13,705
Coordinates
44.9883, -92.8924
☼ Live from 55042 — Lake Elmo, MN

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Where 55042 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 55042
  • 🔢 Type 55042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,042 = 2 × 13 × 29 × 73. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55041 (Lake City, MN, 49 mi away) and 55043 (Lakeland, MN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55042 becomes 24055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bassett, VA, 879 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02455, 02554, 04255, 05254, 05452, 20554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02554 in Nantucket, MA, 1,173 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯459 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55042 and you would come out at 44.99°S, 87.11°E — 846 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 24.9 square miles of land, 55042 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,705This ZIP13,705
Households4,921This ZIP4,921
Housing units5,104This ZIP5,104
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$154,341This ZIP$154,341Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$602,100This ZIP$602,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,407This ZIP$2,407Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.8%This ZIP61.8%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density550.6 / sq miThis ZIP550.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments375This ZIP375
Employees3,255This ZIP3,255
Annual payroll$178,413,000This ZIP$178,413,000
Tax returns filed7,290This ZIP7,290
Total adjusted gross income$1,184,511,000This ZIP$1,184,511,000

Land area

Land area24.89 sq miThis ZIP24.89 sq mi
Water area2.13 sq miThis ZIP2.13 sq mi

Other place names in 55042

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

ZIP codes near 55042

ZIPCityDistance
55128 Saint Paul, MN 3.5 mi
55083 Stillwater, MN 5.0 mi
55125 Saint Paul, MN 5.3 mi
55090 Willernie, MN 5.5 mi
55003 Bayport, MN 5.7 mi
55115 Saint Paul, MN 6.1 mi
55082 Stillwater, MN 6.4 mi
55119 Saint Paul, MN 6.5 mi
55109 Saint Paul, MN 6.8 mi
55043 Lakeland, MN 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55042?

55042 is in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, in Washington County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9883, -92.8924.

What county is 55042 in?

55042 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 55042?

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

What time zone is 55042 in?

55042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55042?

About 13,705 people live in ZIP code 55042, in 4,921 households, at 550.6 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 55042?

$154,341 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55042?

The closest are 55128 (3.5 mi), 55083 (5 mi), 55125 (5.3 mi), 55090 (5.5 mi) and 55003 (5.7 mi).

Is 55042 a PO Box ZIP code?

55042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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