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55074

ZIP 55074 is Shafer, Minnesota, in Chisago County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chisago
Population
2,393
Coordinates
45.3878, -92.7200
☼ Live from 55074 — Shafer, MN

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Where 55074 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55074
  • 🔢 Type 55074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,074 = 2 × 3 × 67 × 137. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55073 (Scandia, MN, 9 mi away) and 55075 (South Saint Paul, MN, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55074 becomes 47055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04575, 05457, 05745, 40575, 40755, 45750, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04575 in West Boothbay Harbor, ME, 1,135 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯486 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55074 and you would come out at 45.39°S, 87.28°E — 842 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 34.3 square miles of land, 55074 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,393This ZIP2,393
Households901This ZIP901
Housing units939This ZIP939
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,625This ZIP$106,625Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$297,500This ZIP$297,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute37.5 minThis ZIP37.5 min
Population density69.7 / sq miThis ZIP69.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees175This ZIP175
Annual payroll$27,110,000This ZIP$27,110,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$93,286,000This ZIP$93,286,000

Land area

Land area34.31 sq miThis ZIP34.31 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Other place names in 55074

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ZIP codes near 55074

ZIPCityDistance
55012 Center City, MN 4.8 mi
55084 Taylors Falls, MN 5.2 mi
55045 Lindstrom, MN 5.3 mi
54009 Dresser, WI 7.3 mi
54020 Osceola, WI 8.3 mi
55013 Chisago City, MN 8.5 mi
54024 Saint Croix Falls, WI 8.8 mi
55073 Scandia, MN 9.4 mi
54824 Centuria, WI 11.0 mi
55002 Almelund, MN 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55074?

55074 is in Shafer, Minnesota, in Chisago County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3878, -92.7200.

What county is 55074 in?

55074 lies in Chisago County.

What area code is 55074?

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

What time zone is 55074 in?

55074 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55074?

About 2,393 people live in ZIP code 55074, in 901 households, at 69.7 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 55074?

$106,625 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55074?

The closest are 55012 (4.8 mi), 55084 (5.2 mi), 55045 (5.3 mi), 54009 (7.3 mi) and 54020 (8.3 mi).

Is 55074 a PO Box ZIP code?

55074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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