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55732

ZIP 55732 is Embarrass, 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
1,453
Coordinates
47.6879, -92.2507
☼ Live from 55732 — Embarrass, MN

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Where 55732 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55732
  • 🔢 Type 55732 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZELSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,732 = 2 × 2 × 13933. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55731 (Ely, MN, 31 mi away) and 55733 (Esko, MN, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55732 becomes 23755, 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 75253 in Dallas, TX, 1,062 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯628 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55732 and you would come out at 47.69°S, 87.75°E — 809 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 206.8 square miles of land, 55732 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 157 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,453This ZIP1,453
Households676This ZIP676
Housing units868This ZIP868
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,750This ZIP$64,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$178,700This ZIP$178,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188This ZIP$1,188Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$1,514,000This ZIP$1,514,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$45,169,000This ZIP$45,169,000

Land area

Land area206.85 sq miThis ZIP206.85 sq mi
Water area2.75 sq miThis ZIP2.75 sq mi

Other place names in 55732

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

ZIP codes near 55732

ZIPCityDistance
55782 Soudan, MN 10.2 mi
55708 Biwabik, MN 11.1 mi
55790 Tower, MN 11.1 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 12.4 mi
55706 Babbitt, MN 12.4 mi
55705 Aurora, MN 15.0 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 17.1 mi
55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN 17.2 mi
55777 Virginia, MN 17.5 mi
55710 Britt, MN 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55732?

55732 is in Embarrass, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.6879, -92.2507.

What county is 55732 in?

55732 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55732?

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

What time zone is 55732 in?

55732 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55732?

About 1,453 people live in ZIP code 55732, in 676 households, at 7.0 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 55732?

$64,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55732?

The closest are 55782 (10.2 mi), 55708 (11.1 mi), 55790 (11.1 mi), 55792 (12.4 mi) and 55706 (12.4 mi).

Is 55732 a PO Box ZIP code?

55732 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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