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55779

ZIP 55779 is Saginaw, 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
3,905
Coordinates
46.9087, -92.4491
☼ Live from 55779 — Saginaw, MN

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Where 55779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55779
  • 🔢 Type 55779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,779 = 3 × 18593. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55777 (Virginia, MN, 43 mi away) and 55780 (Sawyer, MN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55779 becomes 97755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55797, 55977, 57579, 57759, 75759, 75975, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95757 in Elk Grove, CA, 1,577 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯578 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55779 and you would come out at 46.91°S, 87.55°E — 815 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
  • 📏 At 123.5 square miles of land, 55779 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,905This ZIP3,905
Households1,441This ZIP1,441
Housing units1,740This ZIP1,740
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,792This ZIP$93,792Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$282,900This ZIP$282,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density31.6 / sq miThis ZIP31.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees302This ZIP302
Annual payroll$17,937,000This ZIP$17,937,000
Tax returns filed1,960This ZIP1,960
Total adjusted gross income$166,239,000This ZIP$166,239,000

Land area

Land area123.50 sq miThis ZIP123.50 sq mi
Water area6.33 sq miThis ZIP6.33 sq mi

ZIP codes near 55779

ZIPCityDistance
55791 Twig, MN 4.1 mi
55702 Alborn, MN 9.5 mi
55717 Canyon, MN 11.4 mi
55720 Cloquet, MN 11.6 mi
55811 Duluth, MN 11.8 mi
55814 Duluth, MN 12.9 mi
55711 Brookston, MN 13.0 mi
55810 Duluth, MN 13.5 mi
55733 Esko, MN 14.1 mi
55807 Duluth, MN 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55779?

55779 is in Saginaw, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.9087, -92.4491.

What county is 55779 in?

55779 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55779?

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

What time zone is 55779 in?

55779 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55779?

About 3,905 people live in ZIP code 55779, in 1,441 households, at 31.6 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 55779?

$93,792 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55779?

The closest are 55791 (4.1 mi), 55702 (9.5 mi), 55717 (11.4 mi), 55720 (11.6 mi) and 55811 (11.8 mi).

Is 55779 a PO Box ZIP code?

55779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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