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55736

ZIP 55736 is Floodwood, 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
1,344
Coordinates
46.9569, -92.9206
☼ Live from 55736 — Floodwood, MN

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Where 55736 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 55736
  • 🔢 Type 55736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6967. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55735 (Finlayson, MN, 52 mi away) and 55738 (Forbes, MN, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55736 becomes 63755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jackson, MO, 679 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35576, 35756, 35765, 36575, 53576, 55367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36575 in Semmes, AL, 1,146 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯568 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55736 and you would come out at 46.96°S, 87.08°E — 793 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
  • 📏 At 355.9 square miles of land, 55736 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 270 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,344This ZIP1,344
Households605This ZIP605
Housing units850This ZIP850
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,179This ZIP$65,179Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$164,500This ZIP$164,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$690This ZIP$690Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute41.8 minThis ZIP41.8 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees226This ZIP226
Annual payroll$8,036,000This ZIP$8,036,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$42,640,000This ZIP$42,640,000

Land area

Land area355.89 sq miThis ZIP355.89 sq mi
Water area1.89 sq miThis ZIP1.89 sq mi

Counties 55736 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 92.9%
Itasca County 7.1%

Other place names in 55736

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

ZIP codes near 55736

ZIPCityDistance
55765 Meadowlands, MN 13.1 mi
55702 Alborn, MN 13.3 mi
55784 Swan River, MN 13.5 mi
55711 Brookston, MN 14.5 mi
55752 Jacobson, MN 15.7 mi
55798 Wright, MN 16.3 mi
55742 Goodland, MN 18.2 mi
55787 Tamarack, MN 18.5 mi
55793 Warba, MN 20.4 mi
55726 Cromwell, MN 21.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55736?

55736 is in Floodwood, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.9569, -92.9206.

What county is 55736 in?

55736 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 55736?

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

What time zone is 55736 in?

55736 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55736?

About 1,344 people live in ZIP code 55736, in 605 households, at 3.8 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 55736?

$65,179 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55736?

The closest are 55765 (13.1 mi), 55702 (13.3 mi), 55784 (13.5 mi), 55711 (14.5 mi) and 55752 (15.7 mi).

Is 55736 a PO Box ZIP code?

55736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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