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55056

ZIP 55056 is North Branch, Minnesota, mostly in Chisago County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chisago +1 more
Population
14,753
Coordinates
45.5099, -92.9557
☼ Live from 55056 — North Branch, MN

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Where 55056 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 55056
  • 🔢 Type 55056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55055 (Newport, MN, 44 mi away) and 55057 (Northfield, MN, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55056 becomes 65055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mc Girk, MO, 473 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05655, 50556, 50565, 50655, 55065, 55605, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05655 in Hyde Park, VT, 994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯485 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55056 and you would come out at 45.51°S, 87.04°E — 828 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 99.5 square miles of land, 55056 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,753This ZIP14,753
Households5,886This ZIP5,886
Housing units6,080This ZIP6,080
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$95,679This ZIP$95,679Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$331,300This ZIP$331,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,314This ZIP$1,314Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density148.3 / sq miThis ZIP148.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments366This ZIP366
Employees3,714This ZIP3,714
Annual payroll$171,930,000This ZIP$171,930,000
Tax returns filed7,710This ZIP7,710
Total adjusted gross income$577,319,000This ZIP$577,319,000

Land area

Land area99.49 sq miThis ZIP99.49 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi

Counties 55056 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chisago County 69.4%
Isanti County 30.6%

Other place names in 55056

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

ZIP codes near 55056

ZIPCityDistance
55002 Almelund, MN 3.0 mi
55032 Harris, MN 5.8 mi
55079 Stacy, MN 7.3 mi
55078 Stacy, MN 7.9 mi
55012 Center City, MN 9.5 mi
55045 Lindstrom, MN 10.0 mi
55013 Chisago City, MN 11.4 mi
55084 Taylors Falls, MN 12.0 mi
55069 Rush City, MN 13.2 mi
55092 Wyoming, MN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55056?

55056 is in North Branch, Minnesota, in Chisago County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5099, -92.9557.

What county is 55056 in?

55056 spans 2 counties: Chisago County and Isanti County. Most of it falls in Chisago 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 55056?

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

What time zone is 55056 in?

55056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55056?

About 14,753 people live in ZIP code 55056, in 5,886 households, at 148.3 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 55056?

$95,679 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55056?

The closest are 55002 (3 mi), 55032 (5.8 mi), 55079 (7.3 mi), 55078 (7.9 mi) and 55012 (9.5 mi).

Is 55056 a PO Box ZIP code?

55056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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