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55769

ZIP 55769 is Nashwauk, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
2,219
Coordinates
47.4800, -93.1839
☼ Live from 55769 — Nashwauk, MN

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Where 55769 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55769
  • 🔢 Type 55769 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,769 = 7 × 31 × 257. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55768 (Mountain Iron, MN, 25 mi away) and 55771 (Orr, MN, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55769 becomes 96755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kapaau, HI, 3,930 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55796, 55967, 55976, 56579, 56759, 57569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96755 in Kapaau, HI, 3,930 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯593 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55769 and you would come out at 47.48°S, 86.82°E — 770 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 26m.
  • 📏 At 175.5 square miles of land, 55769 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,219This ZIP2,219
Households1,003This ZIP1,003
Housing units1,442This ZIP1,442
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$66,092This ZIP$66,092Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$148,800This ZIP$148,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees265This ZIP265
Annual payroll$14,319,000This ZIP$14,319,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$73,672,000This ZIP$73,672,000

Land area

Land area175.46 sq miThis ZIP175.46 sq mi
Water area6.87 sq miThis ZIP6.87 sq mi

Other place names in 55769

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ZIP codes near 55769

ZIPCityDistance
55753 Keewatin, MN 7.5 mi
55709 Bovey, MN 10.3 mi
55764 Marble, MN 11.4 mi
55716 Calumet, MN 11.6 mi
55747 Hibbing, MN 12.1 mi
55775 Pengilly, MN 12.6 mi
55786 Taconite, MN 14.6 mi
55746 Hibbing, MN 14.7 mi
55781 Side Lake, MN 14.9 mi
55719 Chisholm, MN 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55769?

55769 is in Nashwauk, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.4800, -93.1839.

What county is 55769 in?

55769 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 55769?

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

What time zone is 55769 in?

55769 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55769?

About 2,219 people live in ZIP code 55769, in 1,003 households, at 12.6 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 55769?

$66,092 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55769?

The closest are 55753 (7.5 mi), 55709 (10.3 mi), 55764 (11.4 mi), 55716 (11.6 mi) and 55747 (12.1 mi).

Is 55769 a PO Box ZIP code?

55769 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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