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55085

ZIP 55085 is Vermillion, Minnesota, in Dakota County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dakota
Population
371
Coordinates
44.6697, -92.9634
☼ Live from 55085 — Vermillion, MN

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Where 55085 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 55085
  • 🔢 Type 55085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,085 = 5 × 23 × 479. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55084 (Taylors Falls, MN, 56 mi away) and 55087 (Warsaw, MN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55085 becomes 58055, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05855, 08555, 50558, 50585, 55805, 58505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85550 in San Carlos, AZ, 1,210 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯441 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55085 and you would come out at 44.67°S, 87.04°E — 853 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 0.920 square miles of land, 55085 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 445 football fields.
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People and housing

Population371This ZIP371
Households142This ZIP142
Housing units142This ZIP142
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$107,500This ZIP$107,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$311,800This ZIP$311,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,208This ZIP$1,208Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density403.3 / sq miThis ZIP403.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees126This ZIP126
Annual payroll$6,042,000This ZIP$6,042,000

Land area

Land area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 55085

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ZIP codes near 55085

ZIPCityDistance
55031 Hampton, MN 4.0 mi
55033 Hastings, MN 5.9 mi
55068 Rosemount, MN 6.7 mi
55065 Randolph, MN 8.8 mi
55024 Farmington, MN 8.9 mi
55016 Cottage Grove, MN 10.3 mi
55071 Saint Paul Park, MN 10.6 mi
55077 Inver Grove Heights, MN 11.7 mi
55076 Inver Grove Heights, MN 11.8 mi
55123 Saint Paul, MN 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55085?

55085 is in Vermillion, Minnesota, in Dakota County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6697, -92.9634.

What county is 55085 in?

55085 lies in Dakota County.

What area code is 55085?

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

What time zone is 55085 in?

55085 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55085?

About 371 people live in ZIP code 55085, in 142 households, at 403.3 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 55085?

$107,500 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55085?

The closest are 55031 (4 mi), 55033 (5.9 mi), 55068 (6.7 mi), 55065 (8.8 mi) and 55024 (8.9 mi).

Is 55085 a PO Box ZIP code?

55085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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