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55708

ZIP 55708 is Biwabik, 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
929
Coordinates
47.5403, -92.3422
☼ Live from 55708 — Biwabik, MN

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Where 55708 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 55708
  • 🔢 Type 55708 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,708 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 733. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55707 (Barnum, MN, 70 mi away) and 55709 (Bovey, MN, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55708 becomes 80755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vernon, CO, 726 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05758, 05857, 05875, 07855, 08557, 08755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78505 in Mcallen, TX, 1,509 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯617 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55708 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 87.66°E — 807 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 55708 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population929This ZIP929
Households406This ZIP406
Housing units466This ZIP466
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,389This ZIP$66,389Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$110,300This ZIP$110,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$827This ZIP$827Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density192.0 / sq miThis ZIP192.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees393This ZIP393
Annual payroll$9,288,000This ZIP$9,288,000

Land area

Land area4.84 sq miThis ZIP4.84 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 55708

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ZIP codes near 55708

ZIPCityDistance
55705 Aurora, MN 5.9 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 6.1 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 7.5 mi
55777 Virginia, MN 9.1 mi
55732 Embarrass, MN 11.1 mi
55734 Eveleth, MN 12.7 mi
55768 Mountain Iron, MN 14.9 mi
55763 Makinen, MN 15.4 mi
55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN 17.7 mi
55758 Kinney, MN 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55708?

55708 is in Biwabik, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5403, -92.3422.

What county is 55708 in?

55708 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55708?

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

What time zone is 55708 in?

55708 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55708?

About 929 people live in ZIP code 55708, in 406 households, at 192.0 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 55708?

$66,389 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55708?

The closest are 55705 (5.9 mi), 55741 (6.1 mi), 55792 (7.5 mi), 55777 (9.1 mi) and 55732 (11.1 mi).

Is 55708 a PO Box ZIP code?

55708 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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