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55763

ZIP 55763 is Makinen, 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
495
Coordinates
47.3305, -92.2324
☼ Live from 55763 — Makinen, MN

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Where 55763 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55763
  • 🔢 Type 55763 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55763 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55760 (Mcgregor, MN, 68 mi away) and 55764 (Marble, MN, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55763 becomes 36755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,164 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯607 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55763 and you would come out at 47.33°S, 87.77°E — 816 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 160.4 square miles of land, 55763 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population495This ZIP495
Households239This ZIP239
Housing units715This ZIP715
Median age53.9This ZIP53.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,750This ZIP$80,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$209,700This ZIP$209,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$748,000This ZIP$748,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$20,969,000This ZIP$20,969,000

Land area

Land area160.36 sq miThis ZIP160.36 sq mi
Water area10.01 sq miThis ZIP10.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 55763

ZIPCityDistance
55705 Aurora, MN 9.8 mi
55766 Melrude, MN 10.1 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 11.3 mi
55724 Cotton, MN 13.0 mi
55734 Eveleth, MN 13.0 mi
55602 Brimson, MN 14.1 mi
55708 Biwabik, MN 15.4 mi
55750 Hoyt Lakes, MN 18.7 mi
55777 Virginia, MN 19.5 mi
55717 Canyon, MN 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55763?

55763 is in Makinen, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3305, -92.2324.

What county is 55763 in?

55763 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55763?

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

What time zone is 55763 in?

55763 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55763?

About 495 people live in ZIP code 55763, in 239 households, at 3.1 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 55763?

$80,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55763?

The closest are 55705 (9.8 mi), 55766 (10.1 mi), 55741 (11.3 mi), 55724 (13 mi) and 55734 (13 mi).

Is 55763 a PO Box ZIP code?

55763 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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