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55331

ZIP 55331 is Excelsior, Minnesota, mostly in Hennepin County; area code 952; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hennepin +1 more
Population
19,805
Coordinates
44.9013, -93.6100
☼ Live from 55331 — Excelsior, MN

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Where 55331 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 55331
  • 🔢 Type 55331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55331 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55330 (Elk River, MN, 30 mi away) and 55332 (Fairfax, MN, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55331 becomes 13355 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hubbardsville, NY, 916 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13355, 15353, 15533, 31535, 31553, 33155, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33155 in Miami, FL, 1,517 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯432 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55331 and you would come out at 44.90°S, 86.39°E — 818 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 16.3 square miles of land, 55331 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,805This ZIP19,805
Households7,816This ZIP7,816
Housing units8,551This ZIP8,551
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$159,450This ZIP$159,450Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$737,000This ZIP$737,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,217This ZIP$1,217Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.6%This ZIP71.6%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density1,213.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,213.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments674This ZIP674
Employees4,723This ZIP4,723
Annual payroll$285,334,000This ZIP$285,334,000
Tax returns filed10,240This ZIP10,240
Total adjusted gross income$3,188,669,000This ZIP$3,188,669,000

Land area

Land area16.32 sq miThis ZIP16.32 sq mi
Water area9.72 sq miThis ZIP9.72 sq mi

Counties 55331 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hennepin County 66.8%
Carver County 33.2%

Other place names in 55331

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ZIP codes near 55331

ZIPCityDistance
55384 Spring Park, MN 2.6 mi
55361 Minnetonka Beach, MN 2.8 mi
55323 Crystal Bay, MN 3.9 mi
55386 Victoria, MN 4.1 mi
55364 Mound, MN 4.2 mi
55317 Chanhassen, MN 4.2 mi
55391 Wayzata, MN 5.4 mi
55375 Saint Bonifacius, MN 5.7 mi
55345 Minnetonka, MN 6.2 mi
55318 Chaska, MN 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55331?

55331 is in Excelsior, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9013, -93.6100.

What county is 55331 in?

55331 spans 2 counties: Hennepin County and Carver County. Most of it falls in Hennepin 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 55331?

Excelsior uses area code 952, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55331 in?

55331 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55331?

About 19,805 people live in ZIP code 55331, in 7,816 households, at 1,213.8 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 55331?

$159,450 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55331?

The closest are 55384 (2.6 mi), 55361 (2.8 mi), 55323 (3.9 mi), 55386 (4.1 mi) and 55364 (4.2 mi).

Is 55331 a PO Box ZIP code?

55331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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