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55726

ZIP 55726 is Cromwell, Minnesota, in Carlton County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carlton
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,087
Coordinates
46.6496, -92.8272
☼ Live from 55726 — Cromwell, MN

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Where 55726 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 55726
  • 🔢 Type 55726 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,726 = 2 × 11 × 17 × 149. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55725 (Crane Lake, MN, 118 mi away) and 55730 (Grand Rapids, MN, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55726 becomes 62755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76525 in Evant, TX, 1,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯553 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55726 and you would come out at 46.65°S, 87.17°E — 804 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 89.6 square miles of land, 55726 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,087This ZIP1,087
Households419This ZIP419
Housing units648This ZIP648
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,313This ZIP$80,313Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$227,300This ZIP$227,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$625This ZIP$625Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute39.0 minThis ZIP39.0 min
Population density12.1 / sq miThis ZIP12.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees157This ZIP157
Annual payroll$5,127,000This ZIP$5,127,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$29,492,000This ZIP$29,492,000

Land area

Land area89.58 sq miThis ZIP89.58 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Other place names in 55726

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

ZIP codes near 55726

ZIPCityDistance
55780 Sawyer, MN 7.3 mi
55798 Wright, MN 8.4 mi
55757 Kettle River, MN 10.3 mi
55707 Barnum, MN 11.3 mi
55711 Brookston, MN 13.4 mi
55767 Moose Lake, MN 14.1 mi
55787 Tamarack, MN 14.2 mi
55720 Cloquet, MN 15.6 mi
55718 Carlton, MN 16.3 mi
55783 Sturgeon Lake, MN 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55726?

55726 is in Cromwell, Minnesota, in Carlton County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6496, -92.8272.

What county is 55726 in?

55726 lies in Carlton County.

What area code is 55726?

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

What time zone is 55726 in?

55726 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55726?

About 1,087 people live in ZIP code 55726, in 419 households, at 12.1 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 55726?

$80,313 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55726?

The closest are 55780 (7.3 mi), 55798 (8.4 mi), 55757 (10.3 mi), 55707 (11.3 mi) and 55711 (13.4 mi).

Is 55726 a PO Box ZIP code?

55726 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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