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55614

ZIP 55614 is Silver Bay, Minnesota, in Lake County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Metro area
none
Population
2,485
Coordinates
47.3457, -91.3824
☼ Live from 55614 — Silver Bay, MN

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Where 55614 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 55614
  • 🔢 Type 55614 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIgSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,614 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 23 × 31. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100100111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55613 (Schroeder, MN, 24 mi away) and 55615 (Tofte, MN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55614 becomes 41655 — and that is a real ZIP code: Printer, KY, 809 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14556, 15456, 15465, 15546, 15564, 41655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 15564 in Wellersburg, PA, 818 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯631 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55614 and you would come out at 47.35°S, 88.62°E — 854 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 27m.
  • 📏 At 218.3 square miles of land, 55614 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 166 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,485This ZIP2,485
Households1,240This ZIP1,240
Housing units1,512This ZIP1,512
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,981This ZIP$72,981Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$181,700This ZIP$181,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,138This ZIP$1,138Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density11.4 / sq miThis ZIP11.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees376This ZIP376
Annual payroll$26,264,000This ZIP$26,264,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$73,896,000This ZIP$73,896,000

Land area

Land area218.27 sq miThis ZIP218.27 sq mi
Water area18.17 sq miThis ZIP18.17 sq mi

Other place names in 55614

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

ZIP codes near 55614

ZIPCityDistance
55601 Beaver Bay, MN 7.6 mi
55616 Two Harbors, MN 15.9 mi
55603 Finland, MN 16.4 mi
55607 Isabella, MN 19.9 mi
55613 Schroeder, MN 24.3 mi
55602 Brimson, MN 25.8 mi
55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN 30.0 mi
55609 Knife River, MN 32.4 mi
55706 Babbitt, MN 35.8 mi
55615 Tofte, MN 37.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55614?

55614 is in Silver Bay, Minnesota, in Lake County. Its published point location is 47.3457, -91.3824.

What county is 55614 in?

55614 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 55614?

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

What time zone is 55614 in?

55614 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55614?

About 2,485 people live in ZIP code 55614, in 1,240 households, at 11.4 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 55614?

$72,981 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55614?

The closest are 55601 (7.6 mi), 55616 (15.9 mi), 55603 (16.4 mi), 55607 (19.9 mi) and 55613 (24.3 mi).

Is 55614 a PO Box ZIP code?

55614 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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