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55340

ZIP 55340 is Hamel, Minnesota, in Hennepin County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hennepin
Population
10,183
Coordinates
45.0783, -93.5721
☼ Live from 55340 — Hamel, MN

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Where 55340 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55340
  • 🔢 Type 55340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2767. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55339 (Hamburg, MN, 31 mi away) and 55341 (Hanover, MN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55340 becomes 04355 — and that is a real ZIP code: Readfield, ME, 1,156 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03455, 04355, 04535, 04553, 05345, 05354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04553 in Newcastle, ME, 1,179 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯443 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55340 and you would come out at 45.08°S, 86.43°E — 814 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 35.6 square miles of land, 55340 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,183This ZIP10,183
Households3,514This ZIP3,514
Housing units3,584This ZIP3,584
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$178,553This ZIP$178,553Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$639,100This ZIP$639,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,452This ZIP$1,452Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.0%This ZIP63.0%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density285.9 / sq miThis ZIP285.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments379This ZIP379
Employees8,258This ZIP8,258
Annual payroll$801,560,000This ZIP$801,560,000
Tax returns filed4,690This ZIP4,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,027,511,000This ZIP$1,027,511,000

Land area

Land area35.62 sq miThis ZIP35.62 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 55340

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ZIP codes near 55340

ZIPCityDistance
55311 Maple Grove, MN 4.1 mi
55446 Minneapolis, MN 4.8 mi
55357 Loretto, MN 5.3 mi
55356 Long Lake, MN 5.7 mi
55348 Maple Plain, MN 6.4 mi
55392 Navarre, MN 6.5 mi
55570 Maple Plain, MN 6.5 mi
55571 Maple Plain, MN 6.5 mi
55573 Young America, MN 6.5 mi
55574 Maple Plain, MN 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55340?

55340 is in Hamel, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0783, -93.5721.

What county is 55340 in?

55340 lies in Hennepin County.

What time zone is 55340 in?

55340 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55340?

About 10,183 people live in ZIP code 55340, in 3,514 households, at 285.9 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 55340?

$178,553 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55340?

The closest are 55311 (4.1 mi), 55446 (4.8 mi), 55357 (5.3 mi), 55356 (5.7 mi) and 55348 (6.4 mi).

Is 55340 a PO Box ZIP code?

55340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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