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55738

ZIP 55738 is Forbes, 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
599
Coordinates
47.2643, -92.6603
☼ Live from 55738 — Forbes, MN

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Where 55738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55738
  • 🔢 Type 55738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,738 = 2 × 29 × 31 × 31. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55736 (Floodwood, MN, 25 mi away) and 55741 (Gilbert, MN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55738 becomes 83755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35578, 35587, 35758, 38557, 38575, 53578, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78553 in Harlingen, TX, 1,482 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯593 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55738 and you would come out at 47.26°S, 87.34°E — 798 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 119.8 square miles of land, 55738 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population599This ZIP599
Households245This ZIP245
Housing units318This ZIP318
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$82,969This ZIP$82,969Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$167,400This ZIP$167,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density5.0 / sq miThis ZIP5.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$250,000This ZIP$250,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$18,561,000This ZIP$18,561,000

Land area

Land area119.80 sq miThis ZIP119.80 sq mi
Water area1.73 sq miThis ZIP1.73 sq mi

ZIP codes near 55738

ZIPCityDistance
55751 Iron, MN 8.7 mi
55734 Eveleth, MN 11.5 mi
55766 Melrude, MN 11.7 mi
55765 Meadowlands, MN 12.0 mi
55746 Hibbing, MN 14.6 mi
55724 Cotton, MN 15.2 mi
55713 Buhl, MN 16.2 mi
55758 Kinney, MN 16.9 mi
55747 Hibbing, MN 17.2 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55738?

55738 is in Forbes, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2643, -92.6603.

What county is 55738 in?

55738 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55738?

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

What time zone is 55738 in?

55738 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55738?

About 599 people live in ZIP code 55738, in 245 households, at 5.0 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 55738?

$82,969 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55738?

The closest are 55751 (8.7 mi), 55734 (11.5 mi), 55766 (11.7 mi), 55765 (12 mi) and 55746 (14.6 mi).

Is 55738 a PO Box ZIP code?

55738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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