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55718

ZIP 55718 is Carlton, Minnesota, in Carlton County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carlton
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
3,111
Coordinates
46.6209, -92.4864
☼ Live from 55718 — Carlton, MN

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Where 55718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55718
  • 🔢 Type 55718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,718 = 2 × 13 × 2143. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55717 (Canyon, MN, 31 mi away) and 55719 (Chisholm, MN, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55718 becomes 81755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15758, 15857, 17585, 17855, 51578, 55187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78551 in Harlingen, TX, 1,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯560 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55718 and you would come out at 46.62°S, 87.51°E — 820 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 60.3 square miles of land, 55718 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,111This ZIP3,111
Households1,201This ZIP1,201
Housing units1,269This ZIP1,269
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$96,546This ZIP$96,546Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$319,100This ZIP$319,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$955This ZIP$955Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density51.6 / sq miThis ZIP51.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees621This ZIP621
Annual payroll$45,913,000This ZIP$45,913,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$126,344,000This ZIP$126,344,000

Land area

Land area60.32 sq miThis ZIP60.32 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi

Other place names in 55718

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

ZIP codes near 55718

ZIPCityDistance
55797 Wrenshall, MN 7.0 mi
55707 Barnum, MN 8.6 mi
55733 Esko, MN 8.8 mi
55720 Cloquet, MN 9.3 mi
55780 Sawyer, MN 9.8 mi
55808 Duluth, MN 12.5 mi
55749 Holyoke, MN 12.7 mi
55810 Duluth, MN 13.9 mi
55726 Cromwell, MN 16.3 mi
55711 Brookston, MN 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55718?

55718 is in Carlton, Minnesota, in Carlton County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6209, -92.4864.

What county is 55718 in?

55718 lies in Carlton County.

What area code is 55718?

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

What time zone is 55718 in?

55718 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55718?

About 3,111 people live in ZIP code 55718, in 1,201 households, at 51.6 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 55718?

$96,546 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55718?

The closest are 55797 (7 mi), 55707 (8.6 mi), 55733 (8.8 mi), 55720 (9.3 mi) and 55780 (9.8 mi).

Is 55718 a PO Box ZIP code?

55718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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