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55049

ZIP 55049 is Medford, Minnesota, mostly in Steele County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Steele +1 more
Metro area
Owatonna, MN
Population
2,636
Coordinates
44.1766, -93.2380
☼ Live from 55049 — Medford, MN

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Where 55049 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 55049
  • 🔢 Type 55049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55049 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55047 (Marine On Saint Croix, MN, 74 mi away) and 55051 (Mora, MN, 122 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55049 becomes 94055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04955, 05459, 05495, 40955, 49055, 49505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95450 in Jenner, CA, 1,594 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯407 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55049 and you would come out at 44.18°S, 86.76°E — 858 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 46.3 square miles of land, 55049 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,636This ZIP2,636
Households945This ZIP945
Housing units1,002This ZIP1,002
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$90,625This ZIP$90,625Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$247,800This ZIP$247,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,302This ZIP$1,302Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density56.9 / sq miThis ZIP56.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees550This ZIP550
Annual payroll$16,387,000This ZIP$16,387,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$94,038,000This ZIP$94,038,000

Land area

Land area46.30 sq miThis ZIP46.30 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 55049 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Steele County 90.9%
Rice County 9.1%

Other place names in 55049

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

ZIP codes near 55049

ZIPCityDistance
55060 Owatonna, MN 8.1 mi
55021 Faribault, MN 8.5 mi
55087 Warsaw, MN 9.4 mi
55052 Morristown, MN 10.8 mi
56046 Hope, MN 14.5 mi
55053 Nerstrand, MN 14.7 mi
55924 Claremont, MN 14.7 mi
55946 Kenyon, MN 15.4 mi
56093 Waseca, MN 16.0 mi
55019 Dundas, MN 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55049?

55049 is in Medford, Minnesota, in Steele County, part of the Owatonna, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1766, -93.2380.

What county is 55049 in?

55049 spans 2 counties: Steele County and Rice County. Most of it falls in Steele 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 55049?

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

What time zone is 55049 in?

55049 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55049?

About 2,636 people live in ZIP code 55049, in 945 households, at 56.9 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 55049?

$90,625 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55049?

The closest are 55060 (8.1 mi), 55021 (8.5 mi), 55087 (9.4 mi), 55052 (10.8 mi) and 56046 (14.5 mi).

Is 55049 a PO Box ZIP code?

55049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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