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55306

ZIP 55306 is in Burnsville, Minnesota, in Dakota County; Central time. Burnsville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 55337.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dakota
Population
16,830
Coordinates
44.7309, -93.2914
☼ Live from 55306 — Burnsville, MN

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Where 55306 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55306
  • 🔢 Type 55306 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,306 = 2 × 27653. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55305 (Hopkins, MN, 17 mi away) and 55307 (Arlington, MN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55306 becomes 60355, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05356, 05653, 06355, 06535, 30565, 30655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06355 in Mystic, CT, 1,098 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯433 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55306 and you would come out at 44.73°S, 86.71°E — 837 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 6.2 square miles of land, 55306 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,830This ZIP16,830
Households6,603This ZIP6,603
Housing units6,969This ZIP6,969
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$100,515This ZIP$100,515Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$374,700This ZIP$374,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,622This ZIP$1,622Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.2%This ZIP42.2%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density2,705.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,705.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments504This ZIP504
Employees8,461This ZIP8,461
Annual payroll$449,643,000This ZIP$449,643,000
Tax returns filed8,940This ZIP8,940
Total adjusted gross income$813,644,000This ZIP$813,644,000

Land area

Land area6.22 sq miThis ZIP6.22 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

Other place names in 55306

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ZIP codes near 55306

ZIPCityDistance
55337 Burnsville, MN 3.4 mi
55378 Savage, MN 4.1 mi
55124 Saint Paul, MN 4.6 mi
55044 Lakeville, MN 6.2 mi
55431 Minneapolis, MN 6.5 mi
55122 Saint Paul, MN 6.7 mi
55372 Prior Lake, MN 6.9 mi
55437 Minneapolis, MN 6.9 mi
55420 Minneapolis, MN 7.3 mi
55438 Minneapolis, MN 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55306?

55306 is in Burnsville, Minnesota, in Dakota County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7309, -93.2914.

What county is 55306 in?

55306 lies in Dakota County.

What time zone is 55306 in?

55306 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55306?

About 16,830 people live in ZIP code 55306, in 6,603 households, at 2,705.8 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 55306?

$100,515 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55306?

The closest are 55337 (3.4 mi), 55378 (4.1 mi), 55124 (4.6 mi), 55044 (6.2 mi) and 55431 (6.5 mi).

Is 55306 a PO Box ZIP code?

55306 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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