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55381

ZIP 55381 is Silver Lake, Minnesota, in McLeod County; area code 320; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLeod
Metro area
Hutchinson, MN
Population
1,819
Coordinates
44.9310, -94.2000
☼ Live from 55381 — Silver Lake, MN

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Where 55381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55381
  • 🔢 Type 55381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBESS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55381 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55380 (Silver Creek, MN, 29 mi away) and 55382 (South Haven, MN, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55381 becomes 18355 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scotrun, PA, 986 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15358, 15538, 15853, 18355, 31558, 35185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85351 in Sun City, AZ, 1,239 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯417 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55381 and you would come out at 44.93°S, 85.80°E — 791 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 46m.
  • 📏 At 44.2 square miles of land, 55381 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,819This ZIP1,819
Households767This ZIP767
Housing units852This ZIP852
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$88,661This ZIP$88,661Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$243,300This ZIP$243,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density41.1 / sq miThis ZIP41.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees160This ZIP160
Annual payroll$5,744,000This ZIP$5,744,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$70,197,000This ZIP$70,197,000

Land area

Land area44.21 sq miThis ZIP44.21 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi

Other place names in 55381

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ZIP codes near 55381

ZIPCityDistance
55395 Winsted, MN 6.9 mi
55354 Lester Prairie, MN 7.3 mi
55350 Hutchinson, MN 9.7 mi
55321 Cokato, MN 10.8 mi
55575 Howard Lake, MN 10.9 mi
55349 Howard Lake, MN 10.9 mi
55367 New Germany, MN 11.2 mi
55336 Glencoe, MN 11.5 mi
55325 Dassel, MN 12.1 mi
55370 Plato, MN 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55381?

55381 is in Silver Lake, Minnesota, in McLeod County, part of the Hutchinson, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9310, -94.2000.

What county is 55381 in?

55381 lies in McLeod County.

What area code is 55381?

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

What time zone is 55381 in?

55381 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55381?

About 1,819 people live in ZIP code 55381, in 767 households, at 41.1 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 55381?

$88,661 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55381?

The closest are 55395 (6.9 mi), 55354 (7.3 mi), 55350 (9.7 mi), 55321 (10.8 mi) and 55575 (10.9 mi).

Is 55381 a PO Box ZIP code?

55381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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