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55354

ZIP 55354 is Lester Prairie, Minnesota, in McLeod County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLeod
Metro area
Hutchinson, MN
Population
3,159
Coordinates
44.8869, -94.0643
☼ Live from 55354 — Lester Prairie, MN

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Where 55354 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55354
  • 🔢 Type 55354 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,354 = 2 × 13 × 2129. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55353 (Kimball, MN, 33 mi away) and 55355 (Litchfield, MN, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55354 becomes 45355, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35545, 35554, 43555, 53545, 53554, 55345, …). The farthest-flung twin is 35545 in Belk, AL, 843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯419 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55354 and you would come out at 44.89°S, 85.94°E — 799 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 32.4 square miles of land, 55354 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,159This ZIP3,159
Households1,100This ZIP1,100
Housing units1,143This ZIP1,143
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$97,941This ZIP$97,941Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$268,900This ZIP$268,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density97.4 / sq miThis ZIP97.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees523This ZIP523
Annual payroll$34,058,000This ZIP$34,058,000
Tax returns filed1,420This ZIP1,420
Total adjusted gross income$111,126,000This ZIP$111,126,000

Land area

Land area32.44 sq miThis ZIP32.44 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 55354

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ZIP codes near 55354

ZIPCityDistance
55367 New Germany, MN 4.4 mi
55395 Winsted, MN 4.9 mi
55370 Plato, MN 7.2 mi
55381 Silver Lake, MN 7.3 mi
55360 Mayer, MN 7.4 mi
55397 Young America, MN 7.6 mi
55336 Glencoe, MN 10.4 mi
55383 Norwood, MN 10.6 mi
55388 Watertown, MN 11.5 mi
55575 Howard Lake, MN 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55354?

55354 is in Lester Prairie, Minnesota, in McLeod County, part of the Hutchinson, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8869, -94.0643.

What county is 55354 in?

55354 lies in McLeod County.

What area code is 55354?

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

What time zone is 55354 in?

55354 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55354?

About 3,159 people live in ZIP code 55354, in 1,100 households, at 97.4 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 55354?

$97,941 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55354?

The closest are 55367 (4.4 mi), 55395 (4.9 mi), 55370 (7.2 mi), 55381 (7.3 mi) and 55360 (7.4 mi).

Is 55354 a PO Box ZIP code?

55354 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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