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55079

ZIP 55079 is in Stacy, Minnesota, mostly in Chisago County; area code 651; Central time. Stacy has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 55078.

Upside down on a calculator, 55079 reads GLOSS.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chisago +2 more
Population
8,508
Coordinates
45.4195, -93.0354
☼ Live from 55079 — Stacy, MN

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Where 55079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55079
  • 🔢 Type 55079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOSS — a real word! rare
  • ➕ 55079 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55078 (Stacy, MN, 3 mi away) and 55080 (Stanchfield, MN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55079 becomes 97055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandy, OR, 1,405 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05759, 50579, 50597, 55709, 55790, 55970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95570 in Trinidad, CA, 1,580 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯478 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55079 and you would come out at 45.42°S, 86.96°E — 827 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 63.7 square miles of land, 55079 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,508This ZIP8,508
Households3,131This ZIP3,131
Housing units3,263This ZIP3,263
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$114,614This ZIP$114,614Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$352,200This ZIP$352,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density133.6 / sq miThis ZIP133.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments157This ZIP157
Employees1,008This ZIP1,008
Annual payroll$51,005,000This ZIP$51,005,000
Tax returns filed4,610This ZIP4,610
Total adjusted gross income$385,386,000This ZIP$385,386,000

Land area

Land area63.67 sq miThis ZIP63.67 sq mi
Water area3.49 sq miThis ZIP3.49 sq mi

Counties 55079 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chisago County 42.9%
Isanti County 30.5%
Anoka County 26.6%

Other place names in 55079

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

ZIP codes near 55079

ZIPCityDistance
55078 Stacy, MN 2.8 mi
55092 Wyoming, MN 6.7 mi
55056 North Branch, MN 7.3 mi
55013 Chisago City, MN 8.6 mi
55005 Bethel, MN 9.0 mi
55002 Almelund, MN 9.4 mi
55045 Lindstrom, MN 10.2 mi
55025 Forest Lake, MN 11.0 mi
55011 Cedar, MN 11.7 mi
55032 Harris, MN 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55079?

55079 is in Stacy, Minnesota, in Chisago County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.4195, -93.0354.

What county is 55079 in?

55079 spans 3 counties: Chisago County, Isanti County and Anoka 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 55079?

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

What time zone is 55079 in?

55079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55079?

About 8,508 people live in ZIP code 55079, in 3,131 households, at 133.6 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 55079?

$114,614 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55079?

The closest are 55078 (2.8 mi), 55092 (6.7 mi), 55056 (7.3 mi), 55013 (8.6 mi) and 55005 (9 mi).

Is 55079 a PO Box ZIP code?

55079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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