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55044

ZIP 55044 is Lakeville, Minnesota, mostly in Dakota County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dakota +1 more
Population
64,762
Coordinates
44.6421, -93.2764
☼ Live from 55044 — Lakeville, MN

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Where 55044 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 55044
  • 🔢 Type 55044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,044 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 139. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55043 (Lakeland, MN, 32 mi away) and 55045 (Lindstrom, MN, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55044 becomes 44055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lorain, OH, 604 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04455, 04554, 05445, 05454, 05544, 44055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04455 in Lee, ME, 1,219 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯429 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55044 and you would come out at 44.64°S, 86.72°E — 841 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 65.3 square miles of land, 55044 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population64,762This ZIP64,762
Households22,460This ZIP22,460
Housing units23,079This ZIP23,079
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$141,551This ZIP$141,551Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$488,600This ZIP$488,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,826This ZIP$1,826Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.9%This ZIP53.9%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density992.2 / sq miThis ZIP992.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,560This ZIP1,560
Employees20,619This ZIP20,619
Annual payroll$1,211,089,000This ZIP$1,211,089,000
Tax returns filed32,230This ZIP32,230
Total adjusted gross income$4,260,460,000This ZIP$4,260,460,000

Land area

Land area65.27 sq miThis ZIP65.27 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi

Counties 55044 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dakota County 69.5%
Scott County 30.5%

Other place names in 55044

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

ZIP codes near 55044

ZIPCityDistance
55054 Elko New Market, MN 6.1 mi
55306 Burnsville, MN 6.2 mi
55020 Elko New Market, MN 6.5 mi
55024 Farmington, MN 7.0 mi
55372 Prior Lake, MN 7.3 mi
55124 Saint Paul, MN 8.1 mi
55010 Castle Rock, MN 8.9 mi
55378 Savage, MN 9.2 mi
55337 Burnsville, MN 9.4 mi
55088 Webster, MN 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55044?

55044 is in Lakeville, Minnesota, in Dakota County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6421, -93.2764.

What county is 55044 in?

55044 spans 2 counties: Dakota County and Scott County. Most of it falls in Dakota 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 55044?

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

What time zone is 55044 in?

55044 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55044?

About 64,762 people live in ZIP code 55044, in 22,460 households, at 992.2 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 55044?

$141,551 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55044?

The closest are 55054 (6.1 mi), 55306 (6.2 mi), 55020 (6.5 mi), 55024 (7 mi) and 55372 (7.3 mi).

Is 55044 a PO Box ZIP code?

55044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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