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55089

ZIP 55089 is Welch, Minnesota, mostly in Goodhue County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Goodhue +1 more
Metro area
Red Wing, MN
Population
1,612
Coordinates
44.5932, -92.7091
☼ Live from 55089 — Welch, MN

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Where 55089 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 55089
  • 🔢 Type 55089 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBOSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,089 = 3 × 3 × 6121. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101011100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55088 (Webster, MN, 34 mi away) and 55090 (Willernie, MN, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55089 becomes 98055 — and that is a real ZIP code: Renton, WA, 1,420 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05859, 08559, 09855, 50598, 50859, 58059, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09855 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,008 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯445 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55089 and you would come out at 44.59°S, 87.29°E — 867 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 49m.
  • 📏 At 67.2 square miles of land, 55089 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,612This ZIP1,612
Households580This ZIP580
Housing units630This ZIP630
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$108,750This ZIP$108,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$384,800This ZIP$384,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,679This ZIP$1,679Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density24.0 / sq miThis ZIP24.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees2,475This ZIP2,475
Annual payroll$162,089,000This ZIP$162,089,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$106,663,000This ZIP$106,663,000

Land area

Land area67.17 sq miThis ZIP67.17 sq mi
Water area9.20 sq miThis ZIP9.20 sq mi

Counties 55089 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Goodhue County 96.8%
Dakota County 3.2%

Other place names in 55089

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ZIP codes near 55089

ZIPCityDistance
54014 Hager City, WI 7.7 mi
54021 Prescott, WI 9.7 mi
55066 Red Wing, MN 10.1 mi
55033 Hastings, MN 11.0 mi
55009 Cannon Falls, MN 11.1 mi
55031 Hampton, MN 12.5 mi
55085 Vermillion, MN 13.6 mi
55027 Goodhue, MN 13.8 mi
54723 Bay City, WI 14.3 mi
54011 Ellsworth, WI 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55089?

55089 is in Welch, Minnesota, in Goodhue County, part of the Red Wing, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5932, -92.7091.

What county is 55089 in?

55089 spans 2 counties: Goodhue County and Dakota County. Most of it falls in Goodhue 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 time zone is 55089 in?

55089 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55089?

About 1,612 people live in ZIP code 55089, in 580 households, at 24.0 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 55089?

$108,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55089?

The closest are 54014 (7.7 mi), 54021 (9.7 mi), 55066 (10.1 mi), 55033 (11 mi) and 55009 (11.1 mi).

Is 55089 a PO Box ZIP code?

55089 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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