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55320

ZIP 55320 is Clearwater, Minnesota, mostly in Stearns County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stearns +1 more
Metro area
St. Cloud, MN
Population
5,998
Coordinates
45.3963, -94.0861
☼ Live from 55320 — Clearwater, MN

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Where 55320 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 55320
  • 🔢 Type 55320 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,320 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 461. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100000011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55319 (Clear Lake, MN, 8 mi away) and 55321 (Cokato, MN, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55320 becomes 02355 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Carver, MA, 1,184 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02355, 02535, 02553, 03255, 05253, 05352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32055 in Lake City, FL, 1,215 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯447 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55320 and you would come out at 45.40°S, 85.91°E — 782 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 48.8 square miles of land, 55320 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,998This ZIP5,998
Households2,229This ZIP2,229
Housing units2,333This ZIP2,333
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$113,973This ZIP$113,973Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$354,600This ZIP$354,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,163This ZIP$1,163Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density123.0 / sq miThis ZIP123.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees1,670This ZIP1,670
Annual payroll$101,667,000This ZIP$101,667,000
Tax returns filed2,750This ZIP2,750
Total adjusted gross income$297,113,000This ZIP$297,113,000

Land area

Land area48.76 sq miThis ZIP48.76 sq mi
Water area2.66 sq miThis ZIP2.66 sq mi

Counties 55320 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stearns County 59.4%
Wright County 40.6%

Other place names in 55320

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

ZIP codes near 55320

ZIPCityDistance
55380 Silver Creek, MN 7.6 mi
55319 Clear Lake, MN 8.3 mi
55382 South Haven, MN 8.6 mi
56304 Saint Cloud, MN 9.4 mi
56301 Saint Cloud, MN 9.9 mi
55302 Annandale, MN 10.5 mi
55358 Maple Lake, MN 11.3 mi
56387 Waite Park, MN 11.5 mi
56302 Saint Cloud, MN 12.0 mi
56372 Saint Cloud, MN 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55320?

55320 is in Clearwater, Minnesota, in Stearns County, part of the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3963, -94.0861.

What county is 55320 in?

55320 spans 2 counties: Stearns County and Wright County. Most of it falls in Stearns 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 55320?

Clearwater uses area code 320, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55320 in?

55320 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55320?

About 5,998 people live in ZIP code 55320, in 2,229 households, at 123.0 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 55320?

$113,973 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55320?

The closest are 55380 (7.6 mi), 55319 (8.3 mi), 55382 (8.6 mi), 56304 (9.4 mi) and 56301 (9.9 mi).

Is 55320 a PO Box ZIP code?

55320 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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