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Where 55606 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.
- 🔢 Type 55606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOgSS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 55,606 = 2 × 27803. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1101100100110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55605 (Grand Portage, MN, 16 mi away) and 55607 (Isabella, MN, 73 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 55606 becomes 60655 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chicago, IL, 447 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05656, 05665, 50566, 50665, 55066, 56056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05665 in North Hyde Park, VT, 860 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
- 🎯704 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55606 and you would come out at 47.96°S, 89.98°E — 905 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 151.8 square miles of land, 55606 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 198This ZIP198 |
|---|---|
| Households | 116This ZIP116 |
| Housing units | 419This ZIP419 |
| Median age | 60.6This ZIP60.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $85,000This ZIP$85,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $317,900This ZIP$317,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.3%This ZIP47.3% |
| Mean commute | 24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min |
| Population density | 1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7This ZIP7 |
| Annual payroll | $533,000This ZIP$533,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 170This ZIP170 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,150,000This ZIP$12,150,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 151.79 sq miThis ZIP151.79 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 13.45 sq miThis ZIP13.45 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 55606
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
55605 | Grand Portage, MN | 16.5 mi |
55604 | Grand Marais, MN | 27.0 mi |
55612 | Lutsen, MN | 34.1 mi |
55615 | Tofte, MN | 41.4 mi |
55613 | Schroeder, MN | 52.4 mi |
55603 | Finland, MN | 62.1 mi |
55607 | Isabella, MN | 72.8 mi |
54850 | La Pointe, WI | 75.0 mi |
55614 | Silver Bay, MN | 76.4 mi |
55601 | Beaver Bay, MN | 80.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 55606?
55606 is in Hovland, Minnesota, in Cook County. Its published point location is 47.9598, -90.0164.
What county is 55606 in?
55606 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 55606?
Hovland uses area code 218, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 55606 in?
55606 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 55606?
About 198 people live in ZIP code 55606, in 116 households, at 1.3 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 55606?
$85,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.
What ZIP codes are near 55606?
The closest are 55605 (16.5 mi), 55604 (27 mi), 55612 (34.1 mi), 55615 (41.4 mi) and 55613 (52.4 mi).
Is 55606 a PO Box ZIP code?
55606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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