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55723

ZIP 55723 is Cook, Minnesota, mostly in St. Louis County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Louis +1 more
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,927
Coordinates
47.8405, -92.8572
☼ Live from 55723 — Cook, MN

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Where 55723 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 55723
  • 🔢 Type 55723 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,723 = 103 × 541. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55722 (Coleraine, MN, 47 mi away) and 55724 (Cotton, MN, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55723 becomes 32755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25357, 25375, 25537, 25573, 27355, 27553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27553 in Manson, NC, 1,079 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯622 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55723 and you would come out at 47.84°S, 87.14°E — 779 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 393.7 square miles of land, 55723 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 299 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,927This ZIP1,927
Households947This ZIP947
Housing units2,044This ZIP2,044
Median age60.3This ZIP60.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,526This ZIP$64,526Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$189,700This ZIP$189,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$550This ZIP$550Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments102This ZIP102
Employees636This ZIP636
Annual payroll$29,391,000This ZIP$29,391,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$89,092,000This ZIP$89,092,000

Land area

Land area393.71 sq miThis ZIP393.71 sq mi
Water area23.20 sq miThis ZIP23.20 sq mi

Counties 55723 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Louis County 72.0%
Itasca County 28.1%

Other place names in 55723

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

ZIP codes near 55723

ZIPCityDistance
55703 Angora, MN 9.0 mi
55781 Side Lake, MN 14.7 mi
55710 Britt, MN 15.1 mi
55771 Orr, MN 19.2 mi
55719 Chisholm, MN 20.7 mi
55772 Nett Lake, MN 21.8 mi
55790 Tower, MN 22.3 mi
55768 Mountain Iron, MN 22.8 mi
55758 Kinney, MN 24.0 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 24.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55723?

55723 is in Cook, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8405, -92.8572.

What county is 55723 in?

55723 spans 2 counties: St. Louis County and Itasca County. Most of it falls in St. Louis County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 55723?

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

What time zone is 55723 in?

55723 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55723?

About 1,927 people live in ZIP code 55723, in 947 households, at 4.9 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 55723?

$64,526 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55723?

The closest are 55703 (9 mi), 55781 (14.7 mi), 55710 (15.1 mi), 55771 (19.2 mi) and 55719 (20.7 mi).

Is 55723 a PO Box ZIP code?

55723 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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