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55716

ZIP 55716 is Calumet, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
279
Coordinates
47.3217, -93.2643
☼ Live from 55716 — Calumet, MN

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Where 55716 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55716
  • 🔢 Type 55716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,716 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4643. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55713 (Buhl, MN, 26 mi away) and 55717 (Canyon, MN, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55716 becomes 61755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mackinaw, IL, 508 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15675, 15756, 15765, 17565, 51576, 56157, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75156 in Mabank, TX, 1,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯582 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55716 and you would come out at 47.32°S, 86.74°E — 770 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 28m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 55716 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 615 football fields.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households127This ZIP127
Housing units154This ZIP154
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$43,036This ZIP$43,036Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$110,800This ZIP$110,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$645This ZIP$645Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density219.5 / sq miThis ZIP219.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$318,000This ZIP$318,000

Land area

Land area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 55716

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ZIP codes near 55716

ZIPCityDistance
55764 Marble, MN 1.4 mi
55775 Pengilly, MN 5.1 mi
55786 Taconite, MN 5.6 mi
55709 Bovey, MN 7.6 mi
55722 Coleraine, MN 8.4 mi
55753 Keewatin, MN 10.0 mi
55769 Nashwauk, MN 11.6 mi
55742 Goodland, MN 11.8 mi
55744 Grand Rapids, MN 13.1 mi
55730 Grand Rapids, MN 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55716?

55716 is in Calumet, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3217, -93.2643.

What county is 55716 in?

55716 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 55716?

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

What time zone is 55716 in?

55716 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55716?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 55716, in 127 households, at 219.5 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 55716?

$43,036 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55716?

The closest are 55764 (1.4 mi), 55775 (5.1 mi), 55786 (5.6 mi), 55709 (7.6 mi) and 55722 (8.4 mi).

Is 55716 a PO Box ZIP code?

55716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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