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55768

ZIP 55768 is Mountain Iron, 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
2,964
Coordinates
47.5378, -92.6606
☼ Live from 55768 — Mountain Iron, MN

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Where 55768 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55768
  • 🔢 Type 55768 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,768 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6971. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55767 (Moose Lake, MN, 75 mi away) and 55769 (Nashwauk, MN, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55768 becomes 86755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55786, 56578, 56587, 56758, 57568, 57658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78565 in Los Ebanos, TX, 1,506 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯609 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55768 and you would come out at 47.54°S, 87.34°E — 793 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 89.3 square miles of land, 55768 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,964This ZIP2,964
Households1,323This ZIP1,323
Housing units1,474This ZIP1,474
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,075This ZIP$86,075Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$198,500This ZIP$198,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$954This ZIP$954Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density33.2 / sq miThis ZIP33.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees2,452This ZIP2,452
Annual payroll$225,965,000This ZIP$225,965,000
Tax returns filed1,420This ZIP1,420
Total adjusted gross income$112,381,000This ZIP$112,381,000

Land area

Land area89.29 sq miThis ZIP89.29 sq mi
Water area2.88 sq miThis ZIP2.88 sq mi

Other place names in 55768

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

ZIP codes near 55768

ZIPCityDistance
55758 Kinney, MN 3.5 mi
55777 Virginia, MN 5.9 mi
55713 Buhl, MN 5.9 mi
55710 Britt, MN 7.9 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 9.4 mi
55719 Chisholm, MN 9.4 mi
55751 Iron, MN 10.3 mi
55734 Eveleth, MN 12.8 mi
55703 Angora, MN 14.0 mi
55741 Gilbert, MN 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55768?

55768 is in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5378, -92.6606.

What county is 55768 in?

55768 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55768?

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

What time zone is 55768 in?

55768 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55768?

About 2,964 people live in ZIP code 55768, in 1,323 households, at 33.2 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 55768?

$86,075 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55768?

The closest are 55758 (3.5 mi), 55777 (5.9 mi), 55713 (5.9 mi), 55710 (7.9 mi) and 55792 (9.4 mi).

Is 55768 a PO Box ZIP code?

55768 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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