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55371

ZIP 55371 is Princeton, Minnesota, mostly in Mille Lacs County; area code 763; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mille Lacs +3 more
Population
18,103
Coordinates
45.5756, -93.5892
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Where 55371 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55371
  • 🔢 Type 55371 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,371 = 3 × 18457. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100001001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55370 (Plato, MN, 59 mi away) and 55372 (Prior Lake, MN, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55371 becomes 17355 — and that is a real ZIP code: Railroad, PA, 945 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13755, 15357, 15537, 15753, 17355, 17535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31557 in Patterson, GA, 1,159 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯471 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55371 and you would come out at 45.58°S, 86.41°E — 798 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 196.0 square miles of land, 55371 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 149 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,103This ZIP18,103
Households6,440This ZIP6,440
Housing units6,972This ZIP6,972
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,824This ZIP$93,824Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$327,200This ZIP$327,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density92.4 / sq miThis ZIP92.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments501This ZIP501
Employees5,678This ZIP5,678
Annual payroll$296,756,000This ZIP$296,756,000
Tax returns filed8,710This ZIP8,710
Total adjusted gross income$643,922,000This ZIP$643,922,000

Land area

Land area195.98 sq miThis ZIP195.98 sq mi
Water area5.87 sq miThis ZIP5.87 sq mi

Counties 55371 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mille Lacs County 41.6%
Sherburne County 29.8%
Isanti County 26.2%
Benton County 2.3%

Other place names in 55371

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ZIP codes near 55371

ZIPCityDistance
55398 Zimmerman, MN 8.1 mi
56363 Pease, MN 8.9 mi
55017 Dalbo, MN 9.9 mi
55377 Santiago, MN 11.2 mi
56357 Oak Park, MN 12.9 mi
56313 Bock, MN 14.5 mi
56330 Foreston, MN 14.7 mi
55008 Cambridge, MN 15.1 mi
55309 Big Lake, MN 15.3 mi
56353 Milaca, MN 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55371?

55371 is in Princeton, Minnesota, in Mille Lacs County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5756, -93.5892.

What county is 55371 in?

55371 spans 4 counties: Mille Lacs County, Sherburne County, Isanti County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Mille Lacs 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 55371?

Princeton uses area code 763, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55371 in?

55371 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55371?

About 18,103 people live in ZIP code 55371, in 6,440 households, at 92.4 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 55371?

$93,824 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55371?

The closest are 55398 (8.1 mi), 56363 (8.9 mi), 55017 (9.9 mi), 55377 (11.2 mi) and 56357 (12.9 mi).

Is 55371 a PO Box ZIP code?

55371 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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