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55717

ZIP 55717 is Canyon, 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
287
Coordinates
47.0688, -92.3872
☼ Live from 55717 — Canyon, MN

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Where 55717 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55717
  • 🔢 Type 55717 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LILSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55717 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55716 (Calumet, MN, 45 mi away) and 55718 (Carlton, MN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55717 becomes 71755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15757, 15775, 17557, 17575, 51577, 55771, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77515 in Angleton, TX, 1,247 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯588 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55717 and you would come out at 47.07°S, 87.61°E — 814 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 122.2 square miles of land, 55717 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population287This ZIP287
Households128This ZIP128
Housing units342This ZIP342
Median age56.3This ZIP56.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$97,222This ZIP$97,222Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$317,400This ZIP$317,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees16This ZIP16
Annual payroll$696,000This ZIP$696,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$15,604,000This ZIP$15,604,000

Land area

Land area122.25 sq miThis ZIP122.25 sq mi
Water area3.83 sq miThis ZIP3.83 sq mi

ZIP codes near 55717

ZIPCityDistance
55724 Cotton, MN 6.9 mi
55779 Saginaw, MN 11.4 mi
55791 Twig, MN 12.1 mi
55766 Melrude, MN 12.6 mi
55702 Alborn, MN 14.1 mi
55803 Duluth, MN 15.0 mi
55765 Meadowlands, MN 16.6 mi
55811 Duluth, MN 17.7 mi
55814 Duluth, MN 18.5 mi
55738 Forbes, MN 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55717?

55717 is in Canyon, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0688, -92.3872.

What county is 55717 in?

55717 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55717?

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

What time zone is 55717 in?

55717 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55717?

About 287 people live in ZIP code 55717, in 128 households, at 2.3 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 55717?

$97,222 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55717?

The closest are 55724 (6.9 mi), 55779 (11.4 mi), 55791 (12.1 mi), 55766 (12.6 mi) and 55702 (14.1 mi).

Is 55717 a PO Box ZIP code?

55717 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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