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55772

ZIP 55772 is Nett Lake, Minnesota, mostly in Koochiching County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Koochiching +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
77
Coordinates
48.1102, -93.1002
☼ Live from 55772 — Nett Lake, MN

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Where 55772 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55772
  • 🔢 Type 55772 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,772 = 2 × 2 × 73 × 191. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55771 (Orr, MN, 9 mi away) and 55775 (Pengilly, MN, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55772 becomes 27755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25775, 27557, 52577, 52757, 57257, 57572, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77552 in Galveston, TX, 1,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯633 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55772 and you would come out at 48.11°S, 86.90°E — 763 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 0.206 square miles of land, 55772 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 100 football fields.
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People and housing

Population77This ZIP77
Households33This ZIP33
Housing units42This ZIP42
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median home value$157,100This ZIP$157,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.3%This ZIP4.3%
Mean commute10.4 minThis ZIP10.4 min
Population density373.8 / sq miThis ZIP373.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 55772 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Koochiching County 93.2%
St. Louis County 6.8%

Other place names in 55772

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

ZIP codes near 55772

ZIPCityDistance
55771 Orr, MN 9.1 mi
56669 Kabetogama, MN 18.7 mi
55723 Cook, MN 21.8 mi
56639 Effie, MN 24.1 mi
56653 Littlefork, MN 24.9 mi
56649 International Falls, MN 29.4 mi
55781 Side Lake, MN 29.7 mi
55703 Angora, MN 30.8 mi
55725 Crane Lake, MN 31.0 mi
56628 Bigfork, MN 34.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55772?

55772 is in Nett Lake, Minnesota, in Koochiching County. Its published point location is 48.1102, -93.1002.

What county is 55772 in?

55772 spans 2 counties: Koochiching County and St. Louis County. Most of it falls in Koochiching 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 55772?

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

What time zone is 55772 in?

55772 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55772?

About 77 people live in ZIP code 55772, in 33 households, at 373.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 55772?

The closest are 55771 (9.1 mi), 56669 (18.7 mi), 55723 (21.8 mi), 56639 (24.1 mi) and 56653 (24.9 mi).

Is 55772 a PO Box ZIP code?

55772 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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