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55043

ZIP 55043 is Lakeland, Minnesota, in Washington County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Washington
Population
3,424
Coordinates
44.9406, -92.7689
☼ Live from 55043 — Lakeland, MN

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Where 55043 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 55043
  • 🔢 Type 55043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,043 = 19 × 2897. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55042 (Lake Elmo, MN, 7 mi away) and 55044 (Lakeville, MN, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55043 becomes 34055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03455, 04355, 04535, 04553, 05345, 05354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04553 in Newcastle, ME, 1,141 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯461 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55043 and you would come out at 44.94°S, 87.23°E — 853 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 3.8 square miles of land, 55043 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,424This ZIP3,424
Households1,487This ZIP1,487
Housing units1,563This ZIP1,563
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,966This ZIP$102,966Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$383,500This ZIP$383,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,617This ZIP$1,617Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.7%This ZIP47.7%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density909.7 / sq miThis ZIP909.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees514This ZIP514
Annual payroll$27,748,000This ZIP$27,748,000
Tax returns filed1,870This ZIP1,870
Total adjusted gross income$221,223,000This ZIP$221,223,000

Land area

Land area3.76 sq miThis ZIP3.76 sq mi
Water area2.12 sq miThis ZIP2.12 sq mi

Other place names in 55043

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ZIP codes near 55043

ZIPCityDistance
55001 Afton, MN 3.8 mi
54016 Hudson, WI 4.6 mi
55003 Bayport, MN 4.6 mi
55042 Lake Elmo, MN 6.9 mi
55129 Saint Paul, MN 7.2 mi
55125 Saint Paul, MN 8.4 mi
54082 Houlton, WI 9.0 mi
55082 Stillwater, MN 9.9 mi
55128 Saint Paul, MN 10.1 mi
54022 River Falls, WI 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55043?

55043 is in Lakeland, Minnesota, in Washington County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9406, -92.7689.

What county is 55043 in?

55043 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 55043?

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

What time zone is 55043 in?

55043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55043?

About 3,424 people live in ZIP code 55043, in 1,487 households, at 909.7 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 55043?

$102,966 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55043?

The closest are 55001 (3.8 mi), 54016 (4.6 mi), 55003 (4.6 mi), 55042 (6.9 mi) and 55129 (7.2 mi).

Is 55043 a PO Box ZIP code?

55043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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