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55046

ZIP 55046 is Lonsdale, Minnesota, in Rice County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rice
Population
6,145
Coordinates
44.4428, -93.4104
☼ Live from 55046 — Lonsdale, MN

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Where 55046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55046
  • 🔢 Type 55046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,046 = 2 × 17 × 1619. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55045 (Lindstrom, MN, 72 mi away) and 55047 (Marine On Saint Croix, MN, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55046 becomes 64055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Independence, MO, 376 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04556, 04565, 04655, 05456, 05465, 05654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04655 in Machiasport, ME, 1,276 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯414 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55046 and you would come out at 44.44°S, 86.59°E — 842 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 44.6 square miles of land, 55046 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,145This ZIP6,145
Households2,126This ZIP2,126
Housing units2,256This ZIP2,256
Median age32.7This ZIP32.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,912This ZIP$95,912Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$359,000This ZIP$359,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density137.8 / sq miThis ZIP137.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments117This ZIP117
Employees806This ZIP806
Annual payroll$34,015,000This ZIP$34,015,000
Tax returns filed3,020This ZIP3,020
Total adjusted gross income$260,022,000This ZIP$260,022,000

Land area

Land area44.60 sq miThis ZIP44.60 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 55046

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ZIP codes near 55046

ZIPCityDistance
55088 Webster, MN 5.7 mi
56069 Montgomery, MN 6.8 mi
55019 Dundas, MN 8.2 mi
55054 Elko New Market, MN 9.4 mi
55020 Elko New Market, MN 9.5 mi
56071 New Prague, MN 10.5 mi
56052 Kilkenny, MN 10.8 mi
55057 Northfield, MN 11.6 mi
55021 Faribault, MN 12.1 mi
55087 Warsaw, MN 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55046?

55046 is in Lonsdale, Minnesota, in Rice County, part of the Faribault-Northfield, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4428, -93.4104.

What county is 55046 in?

55046 lies in Rice County.

What area code is 55046?

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

What time zone is 55046 in?

55046 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55046?

About 6,145 people live in ZIP code 55046, in 2,126 households, at 137.8 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 55046?

$95,912 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55046?

The closest are 55088 (5.7 mi), 56069 (6.8 mi), 55019 (8.2 mi), 55054 (9.4 mi) and 55020 (9.5 mi).

Is 55046 a PO Box ZIP code?

55046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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