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55780

ZIP 55780 is Sawyer, Minnesota, in Carlton County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carlton
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
277
Coordinates
46.6761, -92.6777
☼ Live from 55780 — Sawyer, MN

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Where 55780 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55780
  • 🔢 Type 55780 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,780 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2789. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55779 (Saginaw, MN, 19 mi away) and 55781 (Side Lake, MN, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55780 becomes 08755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Toms River, NJ, 1,032 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05758, 05857, 05875, 07855, 08557, 08755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78505 in Mcallen, TX, 1,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯558 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55780 and you would come out at 46.68°S, 87.32°E — 810 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
  • 📏 At 18.8 square miles of land, 55780 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population277This ZIP277
Households89This ZIP89
Housing units171This ZIP171
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,042This ZIP$76,042Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$193,800This ZIP$193,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%This ZIP4.6%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density14.7 / sq miThis ZIP14.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$3,191,000This ZIP$3,191,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$7,693,000This ZIP$7,693,000

Land area

Land area18.82 sq miThis ZIP18.82 sq mi
Water area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi

ZIP codes near 55780

ZIPCityDistance
55726 Cromwell, MN 7.3 mi
55720 Cloquet, MN 8.6 mi
55707 Barnum, MN 8.8 mi
55718 Carlton, MN 9.8 mi
55711 Brookston, MN 9.9 mi
55798 Wright, MN 14.1 mi
55733 Esko, MN 15.2 mi
55767 Moose Lake, MN 16.4 mi
55757 Kettle River, MN 16.5 mi
55797 Wrenshall, MN 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55780?

55780 is in Sawyer, Minnesota, in Carlton County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.6761, -92.6777.

What county is 55780 in?

55780 lies in Carlton County.

What area code is 55780?

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

What time zone is 55780 in?

55780 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55780?

About 277 people live in ZIP code 55780, in 89 households, at 14.7 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 55780?

$76,042 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55780?

The closest are 55726 (7.3 mi), 55720 (8.6 mi), 55707 (8.8 mi), 55718 (9.8 mi) and 55711 (9.9 mi).

Is 55780 a PO Box ZIP code?

55780 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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