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55706

ZIP 55706 is Babbitt, Minnesota, in St. Louis County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Louis
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,703
Coordinates
47.6671, -91.9855
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Where 55706 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55706
  • 🔢 Type 55706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,706 = 2 × 7 × 23 × 173. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55705 (Aurora, MN, 19 mi away) and 55707 (Barnum, MN, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55706 becomes 60755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05657, 05675, 05765, 06755, 50567, 50576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70556 in Mermentau, LA, 1,208 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯633 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55706 and you would come out at 47.67°S, 88.01°E — 821 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 135.2 square miles of land, 55706 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,703This ZIP1,703
Households798This ZIP798
Housing units1,179This ZIP1,179
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,750This ZIP$56,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$112,500This ZIP$112,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$737This ZIP$737Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees545This ZIP545
Annual payroll$35,915,000This ZIP$35,915,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$52,065,000This ZIP$52,065,000

Land area

Land area135.19 sq miThis ZIP135.19 sq mi
Water area9.67 sq miThis ZIP9.67 sq mi

Other place names in 55706

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ZIP codes near 55706

ZIPCityDistance
55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN 9.4 mi
55732 Embarrass, MN 12.4 mi
55782 Soudan, MN 15.4 mi
55708 Biwabik, MN 18.8 mi
55705 Aurora, MN 18.9 mi
55796 Winton, MN 20.2 mi
55790 Tower, MN 21.2 mi
55607 Isabella, MN 22.8 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 23.5 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55706?

55706 is in Babbitt, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6671, -91.9855.

What county is 55706 in?

55706 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55706?

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

What time zone is 55706 in?

55706 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55706?

About 1,703 people live in ZIP code 55706, in 798 households, at 12.6 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 55706?

$56,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55706?

The closest are 55750 (9.4 mi), 55732 (12.4 mi), 55782 (15.4 mi), 55708 (18.8 mi) and 55705 (18.9 mi).

Is 55706 a PO Box ZIP code?

55706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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