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55711

ZIP 55711 is Brookston, 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
540
Coordinates
46.8188, -92.6908
☼ Live from 55711 — Brookston, MN

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Where 55711 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 55711
  • 🔢 Type 55711 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IILSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55711 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55710 (Britt, MN, 57 mi away) and 55712 (Bruno, MN, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55711 becomes 11755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lake Grove, NY, 1,055 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11557, 11575, 11755, 15715, 17551, 51571, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11755 in Lake Grove, NY, 1,055 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯566 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55711 and you would come out at 46.82°S, 87.31°E — 806 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 79.1 square miles of land, 55711 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population540This ZIP540
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units244This ZIP244
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$208,100This ZIP$208,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute37.0 minThis ZIP37.0 min
Population density6.8 / sq miThis ZIP6.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees149This ZIP149
Annual payroll$5,893,000This ZIP$5,893,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$15,905,000This ZIP$15,905,000

Land area

Land area79.10 sq miThis ZIP79.10 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi

Other place names in 55711

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

ZIP codes near 55711

ZIPCityDistance
55720 Cloquet, MN 8.8 mi
55780 Sawyer, MN 9.9 mi
55702 Alborn, MN 9.9 mi
55779 Saginaw, MN 13.0 mi
55726 Cromwell, MN 13.4 mi
55736 Floodwood, MN 14.5 mi
55798 Wright, MN 14.7 mi
55791 Twig, MN 16.3 mi
55718 Carlton, MN 16.7 mi
55733 Esko, MN 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55711?

55711 is in Brookston, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8188, -92.6908.

What county is 55711 in?

55711 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55711?

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

What time zone is 55711 in?

55711 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55711?

About 540 people live in ZIP code 55711, in 183 households, at 6.8 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 55711?

$61,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55711?

The closest are 55720 (8.8 mi), 55780 (9.9 mi), 55702 (9.9 mi), 55779 (13 mi) and 55726 (13.4 mi).

Is 55711 a PO Box ZIP code?

55711 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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