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55060

ZIP 55060 is Owatonna, Minnesota, in Steele County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Steele
Metro area
Owatonna, MN
Population
29,599
Coordinates
44.0597, -93.2273
☼ Live from 55060 — Owatonna, MN

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Where 55060 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55060
  • 🔢 Type 55060 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,060 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2753. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55057 (Northfield, MN, 29 mi away) and 55063 (Pine City, MN, 124 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55060 becomes 06055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05056, 05065, 05650, 06505, 50056, 50065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06505 in New Haven, CT, 1,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯401 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55060 and you would come out at 44.06°S, 86.77°E — 863 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 203.4 square miles of land, 55060 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 154 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,599This ZIP29,599
Households12,124This ZIP12,124
Housing units12,732This ZIP12,732
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,906This ZIP$84,906Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$251,100This ZIP$251,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,069This ZIP$1,069Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%This ZIP28.7%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density145.5 / sq miThis ZIP145.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments820This ZIP820
Employees17,307This ZIP17,307
Annual payroll$1,130,194,000This ZIP$1,130,194,000
Tax returns filed15,100This ZIP15,100
Total adjusted gross income$1,107,092,000This ZIP$1,107,092,000

Land area

Land area203.44 sq miThis ZIP203.44 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 55060

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ZIP codes near 55060

ZIPCityDistance
56046 Hope, MN 6.7 mi
55049 Medford, MN 8.1 mi
55924 Claremont, MN 10.6 mi
56026 Ellendale, MN 12.4 mi
55917 Blooming Prairie, MN 14.2 mi
56093 Waseca, MN 14.5 mi
55087 Warsaw, MN 15.2 mi
55052 Morristown, MN 16.0 mi
55021 Faribault, MN 16.6 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55060?

55060 is in Owatonna, Minnesota, in Steele County, part of the Owatonna, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0597, -93.2273.

What county is 55060 in?

55060 lies in Steele County.

What area code is 55060?

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

What time zone is 55060 in?

55060 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55060?

About 29,599 people live in ZIP code 55060, in 12,124 households, at 145.5 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 55060?

$84,906 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55060?

The closest are 56046 (6.7 mi), 55049 (8.1 mi), 55924 (10.6 mi), 56026 (12.4 mi) and 55917 (14.2 mi).

Is 55060 a PO Box ZIP code?

55060 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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