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55602

ZIP 55602 is Brimson, Minnesota, mostly in St. Louis County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Louis +1 more
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
346
Coordinates
47.3162, -91.9318
☼ Live from 55602 — Brimson, MN

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Where 55602 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 55602
  • 🔢 Type 55602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,602 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3089. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55601 (Beaver Bay, MN, 27 mi away) and 55603 (Finland, MN, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55602 becomes 20655, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02556, 02655, 05652, 06255, 06525, 20565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02655 in Osterville, MA, 1,128 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯615 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55602 and you would come out at 47.32°S, 88.07°E — 830 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 241.6 square miles of land, 55602 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 183 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population346This ZIP346
Households172This ZIP172
Housing units435This ZIP435
Median age58.0This ZIP58.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$247,600This ZIP$247,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute54.0 minThis ZIP54.0 min
Population density1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$477,000This ZIP$477,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,522,000This ZIP$6,522,000

Land area

Land area241.62 sq miThis ZIP241.62 sq mi
Water area8.51 sq miThis ZIP8.51 sq mi

Counties 55602 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Louis County 92.3%
Lake County 7.7%

ZIP codes near 55602

ZIPCityDistance
55616 Two Harbors, MN 12.1 mi
55763 Makinen, MN 14.1 mi
55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN 14.9 mi
55705 Aurora, MN 19.0 mi
55803 Duluth, MN 20.5 mi
55724 Cotton, MN 22.9 mi
55766 Melrude, MN 23.0 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 23.3 mi
55706 Babbitt, MN 24.4 mi
55708 Biwabik, MN 24.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55602?

55602 is in Brimson, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3162, -91.9318.

What county is 55602 in?

55602 spans 2 counties: St. Louis County and Lake County. Most of it falls in St. Louis County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 55602?

Brimson uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55602 in?

55602 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55602?

About 346 people live in ZIP code 55602, in 172 households, at 1.4 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 55602?

$73,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55602?

The closest are 55616 (12.1 mi), 55763 (14.1 mi), 55750 (14.9 mi), 55705 (19 mi) and 55803 (20.5 mi).

Is 55602 a PO Box ZIP code?

55602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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