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55442

ZIP 55442 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
12,694
Coordinates
45.0482, -93.4301
☼ Live from 55442 — Minneapolis, MN

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Where 55442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55442
  • 🔢 Type 55442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,442 = 2 × 19 × 1459. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55441 (Minneapolis, MN, 3 mi away) and 55443 (Minneapolis, MN, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55442 becomes 24455, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24554, 25544, 42455, 44255, 45245, 45254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 24554 in Gladys, VA, 925 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯446 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55442 and you would come out at 45.05°S, 86.57°E — 821 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 45m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 55442 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,694This ZIP12,694
Households5,393This ZIP5,393
Housing units5,677This ZIP5,677
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$123,859This ZIP$123,859Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$460,100This ZIP$460,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,939This ZIP$1,939Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.6%This ZIP65.6%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density2,396.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,396.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments310This ZIP310
Employees14,497This ZIP14,497
Annual payroll$1,291,735,000This ZIP$1,291,735,000
Tax returns filed7,030This ZIP7,030
Total adjusted gross income$820,371,000This ZIP$820,371,000

Land area

Land area5.30 sq miThis ZIP5.30 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Other place names in 55442

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

ZIP codes near 55442

ZIPCityDistance
55428 Minneapolis, MN 2.5 mi
55441 Minneapolis, MN 2.7 mi
55446 Minneapolis, MN 3.0 mi
55392 Navarre, MN 3.0 mi
55570 Maple Plain, MN 3.0 mi
55571 Maple Plain, MN 3.0 mi
55573 Young America, MN 3.0 mi
55574 Maple Plain, MN 3.0 mi
55576 Maple Plain, MN 3.0 mi
55577 Maple Plain, MN 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55442?

55442 is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0482, -93.4301.

What county is 55442 in?

55442 lies in Hennepin County.

What time zone is 55442 in?

55442 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55442?

About 12,694 people live in ZIP code 55442, in 5,393 households, at 2,396.5 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 55442?

$123,859 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55442?

The closest are 55428 (2.5 mi), 55441 (2.7 mi), 55446 (3 mi), 55392 (3 mi) and 55570 (3 mi).

Is 55442 a PO Box ZIP code?

55442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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