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55605

ZIP 55605 is Grand Portage, Minnesota, in Cook County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Metro area
none
Population
572
Coordinates
47.9528, -89.6600
☼ Live from 55605 — Grand Portage, MN

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Where 55605 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55605
  • 🔢 Type 55605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,605 = 3 × 5 × 11 × 337. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55604 (Grand Marais, MN, 44 mi away) and 55606 (Hovland, MN, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55605 becomes 50655 — and that is a real ZIP code: Maynard, IA, 374 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05655, 50556, 50565, 50655, 55056, 55065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05655 in Hyde Park, VT, 846 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯715 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55605 and you would come out at 47.95°S, 90.34°E — 921 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
  • 📏 At 74.0 square miles of land, 55605 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population572This ZIP572
Households274This ZIP274
Housing units340This ZIP340
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,250This ZIP$56,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$140,200This ZIP$140,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$521This ZIP$521Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute18.0 minThis ZIP18.0 min
Population density7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees115This ZIP115
Annual payroll$4,742,000This ZIP$4,742,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$10,216,000This ZIP$10,216,000

Land area

Land area74.00 sq miThis ZIP74.00 sq mi
Water area117.91 sq miThis ZIP117.91 sq mi

ZIP codes near 55605

ZIPCityDistance
55606 Hovland, MN 16.5 mi
55604 Grand Marais, MN 43.5 mi
55612 Lutsen, MN 49.8 mi
55615 Tofte, MN 57.0 mi
55613 Schroeder, MN 66.9 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 71.2 mi
49805 Allouez, MI 71.4 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 72.4 mi
49905 Atlantic Mine, MI 73.2 mi
49901 Ahmeek, MI 74.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55605?

55605 is in Grand Portage, Minnesota, in Cook County. Its published point location is 47.9528, -89.6600.

What county is 55605 in?

55605 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 55605?

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

What time zone is 55605 in?

55605 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55605?

About 572 people live in ZIP code 55605, in 274 households, at 7.7 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 55605?

$56,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55605?

The closest are 55606 (16.5 mi), 55604 (43.5 mi), 55612 (49.8 mi), 55615 (57 mi) and 55613 (66.9 mi).

Is 55605 a PO Box ZIP code?

55605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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