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55771

ZIP 55771 is Orr, Minnesota, mostly in St. Louis County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Louis +1 more
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,484
Coordinates
48.1168, -92.9042
☼ Live from 55771 — Orr, MN

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Where 55771 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55771
  • 🔢 Type 55771 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,771 = 43 × 1297. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55769 (Nashwauk, MN, 46 mi away) and 55772 (Nett Lake, MN, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55771 becomes 17755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15757, 15775, 17557, 17575, 51577, 55717, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77515 in Angleton, TX, 1,316 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯638 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55771 and you would come out at 48.12°S, 87.10°E — 772 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 21m.
  • 📏 At 1,115.4 square miles of land, 55771 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 847 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,484This ZIP1,484
Households652This ZIP652
Housing units1,852This ZIP1,852
Median age53.6This ZIP53.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,667This ZIP$67,667Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$169,100This ZIP$169,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$757This ZIP$757Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees138This ZIP138
Annual payroll$5,181,000This ZIP$5,181,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$43,692,000This ZIP$43,692,000

Land area

Land area1,115.45 sq miThis ZIP1,115.45 sq mi
Water area53.05 sq miThis ZIP53.05 sq mi

Counties 55771 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
St. Louis County 71.9%
Koochiching County 28.1%

Other place names in 55771

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ZIP codes near 55771

ZIPCityDistance
55772 Nett Lake, MN 9.1 mi
55723 Cook, MN 19.2 mi
56669 Kabetogama, MN 22.5 mi
55725 Crane Lake, MN 23.6 mi
55703 Angora, MN 27.6 mi
55781 Side Lake, MN 31.0 mi
56649 International Falls, MN 31.1 mi
55790 Tower, MN 31.7 mi
56639 Effie, MN 32.3 mi
56653 Littlefork, MN 33.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55771?

55771 is in Orr, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.1168, -92.9042.

What county is 55771 in?

55771 spans 2 counties: St. Louis County and Koochiching County. Most of it falls in St. Louis County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 55771?

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

What time zone is 55771 in?

55771 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55771?

About 1,484 people live in ZIP code 55771, in 652 households, at 1.3 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 55771?

$67,667 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55771?

The closest are 55772 (9.1 mi), 55723 (19.2 mi), 56669 (22.5 mi), 55725 (23.6 mi) and 55703 (27.6 mi).

Is 55771 a PO Box ZIP code?

55771 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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