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55045

ZIP 55045 is Lindstrom, Minnesota, in Chisago County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chisago
Population
7,846
Coordinates
45.3957, -92.8282
☼ Live from 55045 — Lindstrom, MN

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Where 55045 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55045
  • 🔢 Type 55045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,045 = 5 × 101 × 109. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55044 (Lakeville, MN, 56 mi away) and 55046 (Lonsdale, MN, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55045 becomes 54055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04555, 05455, 40555, 45055, 45505, 50455, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04555 in Nobleboro, ME, 1,145 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯483 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55045 and you would come out at 45.40°S, 87.17°E — 837 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 34.8 square miles of land, 55045 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,846This ZIP7,846
Households2,676This ZIP2,676
Housing units3,011This ZIP3,011
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$108,929This ZIP$108,929Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$390,500This ZIP$390,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,210This ZIP$1,210Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density225.4 / sq miThis ZIP225.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments164This ZIP164
Employees1,032This ZIP1,032
Annual payroll$47,404,000This ZIP$47,404,000
Tax returns filed4,050This ZIP4,050
Total adjusted gross income$358,136,000This ZIP$358,136,000

Land area

Land area34.81 sq miThis ZIP34.81 sq mi
Water area6.12 sq miThis ZIP6.12 sq mi

Other place names in 55045

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

ZIP codes near 55045

ZIPCityDistance
55012 Center City, MN 3.5 mi
55013 Chisago City, MN 4.2 mi
55074 Shafer, MN 5.3 mi
55084 Taylors Falls, MN 7.1 mi
55078 Stacy, MN 7.7 mi
55073 Scandia, MN 8.3 mi
55002 Almelund, MN 8.7 mi
55056 North Branch, MN 10.0 mi
55079 Stacy, MN 10.2 mi
54020 Osceola, WI 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55045?

55045 is in Lindstrom, Minnesota, in Chisago County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3957, -92.8282.

What county is 55045 in?

55045 lies in Chisago County.

What area code is 55045?

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

What time zone is 55045 in?

55045 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55045?

About 7,846 people live in ZIP code 55045, in 2,676 households, at 225.4 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 55045?

$108,929 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55045?

The closest are 55012 (3.5 mi), 55013 (4.2 mi), 55074 (5.3 mi), 55084 (7.1 mi) and 55078 (7.7 mi).

Is 55045 a PO Box ZIP code?

55045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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