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55742

ZIP 55742 is Goodland, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
259
Coordinates
47.1710, -93.1448
☼ Live from 55742 — Goodland, MN

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Where 55742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55742
  • 🔢 Type 55742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,742 = 2 × 47 × 593. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100110111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55741 (Gilbert, MN, 41 mi away) and 55744 (Grand Rapids, MN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55742 becomes 24755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24557, 25547, 27455, 27545, 42755, 45275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27545 in Knightdale, NC, 1,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯575 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55742 and you would come out at 47.17°S, 86.86°E — 778 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 36.9 square miles of land, 55742 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population259This ZIP259
Households129This ZIP129
Housing units237This ZIP237
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,250This ZIP$64,250Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$221,700This ZIP$221,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,150This ZIP$1,150Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$577,000This ZIP$577,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$9,813,000This ZIP$9,813,000

Land area

Land area36.85 sq miThis ZIP36.85 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Other place names in 55742

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

ZIP codes near 55742

ZIPCityDistance
55793 Warba, MN 7.6 mi
55784 Swan River, MN 7.8 mi
55775 Pengilly, MN 8.8 mi
55716 Calumet, MN 11.8 mi
55764 Marble, MN 13.0 mi
55746 Hibbing, MN 14.4 mi
55786 Taconite, MN 15.1 mi
55722 Coleraine, MN 15.6 mi
55753 Keewatin, MN 15.9 mi
55752 Jacobson, MN 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55742?

55742 is in Goodland, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1710, -93.1448.

What county is 55742 in?

55742 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 55742?

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

What time zone is 55742 in?

55742 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55742?

About 259 people live in ZIP code 55742, in 129 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 55742?

$64,250 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55742?

The closest are 55793 (7.6 mi), 55784 (7.8 mi), 55775 (8.8 mi), 55716 (11.8 mi) and 55764 (13 mi).

Is 55742 a PO Box ZIP code?

55742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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