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55076

ZIP 55076 is in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, in Dakota County; area code 651; Central time. Inver Grove Heights has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 55077.

Upside down on a calculator, 55076 reads gLOSS.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dakota
Population
21,374
Coordinates
44.8329, -93.0332
☼ Live from 55076 — Inver Grove Heights, MN

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Where 55076 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 55076
  • 🔢 Type 55076 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLOSS — a real word! rare
  • ➕ As a number, 55,076 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 281. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55075 (South Saint Paul, MN, 4 mi away) and 55077 (Inver Grove Heights, MN, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55076 becomes 67055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greenwich, KS, 533 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05657, 05675, 05765, 06755, 50567, 50576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05675 in Washington, VT, 1,015 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯447 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55076 and you would come out at 44.83°S, 86.97°E — 845 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 9.9 square miles of land, 55076 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,374This ZIP21,374
Households9,552This ZIP9,552
Housing units9,855This ZIP9,855
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,847This ZIP$93,847Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$323,000This ZIP$323,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,374This ZIP$1,374Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density2,154.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,154.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments404This ZIP404
Employees4,503This ZIP4,503
Annual payroll$238,932,000This ZIP$238,932,000
Tax returns filed11,610This ZIP11,610
Total adjusted gross income$933,752,000This ZIP$933,752,000

Land area

Land area9.92 sq miThis ZIP9.92 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi

Other place names in 55076

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

ZIP codes near 55076

ZIPCityDistance
55071 Saint Paul Park, MN 1.9 mi
55077 Inver Grove Heights, MN 2.4 mi
55055 Newport, MN 3.3 mi
55075 South Saint Paul, MN 3.8 mi
55016 Cottage Grove, MN 5.0 mi
55118 Saint Paul, MN 5.4 mi
55123 Saint Paul, MN 5.6 mi
55121 Saint Paul, MN 6.3 mi
55120 Saint Paul, MN 6.5 mi
55068 Rosemount, MN 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55076?

55076 is in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, in Dakota County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8329, -93.0332.

What county is 55076 in?

55076 lies in Dakota County.

What area code is 55076?

Inver Grove Heights uses area code 651, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55076 in?

55076 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55076?

About 21,374 people live in ZIP code 55076, in 9,552 households, at 2,154.2 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 55076?

$93,847 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55076?

The closest are 55071 (1.9 mi), 55077 (2.4 mi), 55055 (3.3 mi), 55075 (3.8 mi) and 55016 (5 mi).

Is 55076 a PO Box ZIP code?

55076 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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