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55741

ZIP 55741 is Gilbert, 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
2,947
Coordinates
47.4572, -92.3850
☼ Live from 55741 — Gilbert, MN

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Where 55741 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55741
  • 🔢 Type 55741 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,741 = 7 × 7963. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55738 (Forbes, MN, 19 mi away) and 55742 (Goodland, MN, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55741 becomes 14755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Little Valley, NY, 755 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14557, 14755, 15475, 15547, 15745, 15754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71455 in Mora, LA, 1,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯611 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55741 and you would come out at 47.46°S, 87.62°E — 807 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 69.7 square miles of land, 55741 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,947This ZIP2,947
Households1,298This ZIP1,298
Housing units1,583This ZIP1,583
Median age52.6This ZIP52.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$69,545This ZIP$69,545Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$164,500This ZIP$164,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density42.3 / sq miThis ZIP42.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees375This ZIP375
Annual payroll$18,652,000This ZIP$18,652,000
Tax returns filed1,610This ZIP1,610
Total adjusted gross income$115,555,000This ZIP$115,555,000

Land area

Land area69.71 sq miThis ZIP69.71 sq mi
Water area3.74 sq miThis ZIP3.74 sq mi

Other place names in 55741

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

ZIP codes near 55741

ZIPCityDistance
55705 Aurora, MN 5.6 mi
55708 Biwabik, MN 6.1 mi
55734 Eveleth, MN 7.1 mi
55777 Virginia, MN 8.4 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 10.6 mi
55763 Makinen, MN 11.3 mi
55768 Mountain Iron, MN 14.0 mi
55751 Iron, MN 14.3 mi
55766 Melrude, MN 14.4 mi
55758 Kinney, MN 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55741?

55741 is in Gilbert, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4572, -92.3850.

What county is 55741 in?

55741 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55741?

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

What time zone is 55741 in?

55741 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55741?

About 2,947 people live in ZIP code 55741, in 1,298 households, at 42.3 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 55741?

$69,545 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55741?

The closest are 55705 (5.6 mi), 55708 (6.1 mi), 55734 (7.1 mi), 55777 (8.4 mi) and 55792 (10.6 mi).

Is 55741 a PO Box ZIP code?

55741 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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