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55438

ZIP 55438 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
15,701
Coordinates
44.8231, -93.3861
☼ Live from 55438 — Minneapolis, MN

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Where 55438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55438
  • 🔢 Type 55438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,438 = 2 × 53 × 523. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55437 (Minneapolis, MN, 2 mi away) and 55439 (Minneapolis, MN, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55438 becomes 83455 — and that is a real ZIP code: Victor, ID, 881 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35458, 35548, 35584, 38455, 38545, 38554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85354 in Tonopah, AZ, 1,311 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯435 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55438 and you would come out at 44.82°S, 86.61°E — 830 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 8.3 square miles of land, 55438 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,701This ZIP15,701
Households7,158This ZIP7,158
Housing units7,538This ZIP7,538
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$106,432This ZIP$106,432Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$414,600This ZIP$414,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,660This ZIP$1,660Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.4%This ZIP56.4%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density1,892.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,892.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments287This ZIP287
Employees5,681This ZIP5,681
Annual payroll$393,350,000This ZIP$393,350,000
Tax returns filed9,330This ZIP9,330
Total adjusted gross income$1,103,040,000This ZIP$1,103,040,000

Land area

Land area8.30 sq miThis ZIP8.30 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 55438

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ZIP codes near 55438

ZIPCityDistance
55437 Minneapolis, MN 2.2 mi
55344 Eden Prairie, MN 3.5 mi
55439 Minneapolis, MN 3.5 mi
55431 Minneapolis, MN 3.6 mi
55347 Eden Prairie, MN 3.8 mi
55435 Minneapolis, MN 4.3 mi
55378 Savage, MN 4.6 mi
55420 Minneapolis, MN 5.4 mi
55436 Minneapolis, MN 5.8 mi
55424 Minneapolis, MN 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55438?

55438 is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8231, -93.3861.

What county is 55438 in?

55438 lies in Hennepin County.

What time zone is 55438 in?

55438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55438?

About 15,701 people live in ZIP code 55438, in 7,158 households, at 1,892.8 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 55438?

$106,432 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55438?

The closest are 55437 (2.2 mi), 55344 (3.5 mi), 55439 (3.5 mi), 55431 (3.6 mi) and 55347 (3.8 mi).

Is 55438 a PO Box ZIP code?

55438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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