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55420

ZIP 55420 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
24,451
Coordinates
44.8360, -93.2772
☼ Live from 55420 — Minneapolis, MN

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Where 55420 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55420
  • 🔢 Type 55420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 163. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55419 (Minneapolis, MN, 5 mi away) and 55421 (Minneapolis, MN, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55420 becomes 02455 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Waltham, MA, 1,114 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02455, 02554, 04255, 05254, 05452, 20554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02554 in Nantucket, MA, 1,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯439 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55420 and you would come out at 44.84°S, 86.72°E — 834 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 6.7 square miles of land, 55420 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,451This ZIP24,451
Households9,257This ZIP9,257
Housing units9,695This ZIP9,695
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$82,170This ZIP$82,170Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$328,400This ZIP$328,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,283This ZIP$1,283Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density3,671.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,671.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments781This ZIP781
Employees17,188This ZIP17,188
Annual payroll$1,189,991,000This ZIP$1,189,991,000
Tax returns filed12,180This ZIP12,180
Total adjusted gross income$785,890,000This ZIP$785,890,000

Land area

Land area6.66 sq miThis ZIP6.66 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 55420

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

ZIP codes near 55420

ZIPCityDistance
55431 Minneapolis, MN 1.9 mi
55425 Minneapolis, MN 2.7 mi
55423 Minneapolis, MN 2.9 mi
55437 Minneapolis, MN 3.3 mi
55450 Minneapolis, MN 3.4 mi
55435 Minneapolis, MN 3.9 mi
55337 Burnsville, MN 4.0 mi
55122 Saint Paul, MN 4.7 mi
55419 Minneapolis, MN 4.9 mi
55417 Minneapolis, MN 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55420?

55420 is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8360, -93.2772.

What county is 55420 in?

55420 lies in Hennepin County.

What time zone is 55420 in?

55420 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55420?

About 24,451 people live in ZIP code 55420, in 9,257 households, at 3,671.9 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 55420?

$82,170 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55420?

The closest are 55431 (1.9 mi), 55425 (2.7 mi), 55423 (2.9 mi), 55437 (3.3 mi) and 55450 (3.4 mi).

Is 55420 a PO Box ZIP code?

55420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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