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55721

ZIP 55721 is Cohasset, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
4,044
Coordinates
47.2213, -93.6832
☼ Live from 55721 — Cohasset, MN

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Where 55721 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55721
  • 🔢 Type 55721 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55721 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55720 (Cloquet, MN, 63 mi away) and 55722 (Coleraine, MN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55721 becomes 12755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12575, 15257, 15275, 15725, 15752, 17255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27551 in Macon, NC, 1,093 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯566 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55721 and you would come out at 47.22°S, 86.32°E — 753 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 93.5 square miles of land, 55721 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,044This ZIP4,044
Households1,496This ZIP1,496
Housing units1,973This ZIP1,973
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,429This ZIP$86,429Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$302,300This ZIP$302,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density43.2 / sq miThis ZIP43.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees701This ZIP701
Annual payroll$47,097,000This ZIP$47,097,000
Tax returns filed1,730This ZIP1,730
Total adjusted gross income$161,915,000This ZIP$161,915,000

Land area

Land area93.55 sq miThis ZIP93.55 sq mi
Water area14.19 sq miThis ZIP14.19 sq mi

Other place names in 55721

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ZIP codes near 55721

ZIPCityDistance
55730 Grand Rapids, MN 7.3 mi
55745 Grand Rapids, MN 7.3 mi
55744 Grand Rapids, MN 8.0 mi
55722 Coleraine, MN 12.4 mi
56636 Deer River, MN 14.0 mi
55786 Taconite, MN 15.6 mi
55748 Hill City, MN 16.2 mi
56672 Remer, MN 18.2 mi
55709 Bovey, MN 19.2 mi
55764 Marble, MN 19.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55721?

55721 is in Cohasset, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2213, -93.6832.

What county is 55721 in?

55721 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 55721?

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

What time zone is 55721 in?

55721 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55721?

About 4,044 people live in ZIP code 55721, in 1,496 households, at 43.2 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 55721?

$86,429 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55721?

The closest are 55730 (7.3 mi), 55745 (7.3 mi), 55744 (8 mi), 55722 (12.4 mi) and 56636 (14 mi).

Is 55721 a PO Box ZIP code?

55721 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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