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55401

ZIP 55401 is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County; Central time. Minneapolis has 69 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hennepin
Population
11,816
Coordinates
44.9854, -93.2702
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Where 55401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55401
  • 🔢 Type 55401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,401 = 3 × 59 × 313. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55398 (Zimmerman, MN, 36 mi away) and 55402 (Minneapolis, MN, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55401 becomes 10455 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bronx, NY, 1,019 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 1,173 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯447 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55401 and you would come out at 44.99°S, 86.73°E — 830 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 0.791 square miles of land, 55401 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 383 football fields.
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People and housing

Population11,816This ZIP11,816
Households8,611This ZIP8,611
Housing units9,471This ZIP9,471
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$113,522This ZIP$113,522Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$396,500This ZIP$396,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,023This ZIP$2,023Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.7%This ZIP76.7%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density14,938.1 / sq miThis ZIP14,938.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments979This ZIP979
Employees29,135This ZIP29,135
Annual payroll$3,167,016,000This ZIP$3,167,016,000
Tax returns filed7,860This ZIP7,860
Total adjusted gross income$1,225,335,000This ZIP$1,225,335,000

Land area

Land area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 55401

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 55401

ZIPCityDistance
55467 Minneapolis, MN 0.1 mi
55440 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55458 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55459 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55460 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55470 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55472 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55473 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55474 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi
55478 Minneapolis, MN 0.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55401?

55401 is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9854, -93.2702.

What county is 55401 in?

55401 lies in Hennepin County.

What time zone is 55401 in?

55401 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55401?

About 11,816 people live in ZIP code 55401, in 8,611 households, at 14,938.1 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 55401?

$113,522 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55401?

The closest are 55467 (0.1 mi), 55440 (0.5 mi), 55458 (0.5 mi), 55459 (0.5 mi) and 55460 (0.5 mi).

Is 55401 a PO Box ZIP code?

55401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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