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55786

ZIP 55786 is Taconite, Minnesota, in Itasca County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Itasca
Metro area
Grand Rapids, MN
Population
118
Coordinates
47.3180, -93.3829
☼ Live from 55786 — Taconite, MN

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Where 55786 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55786
  • 🔢 Type 55786 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,786 = 2 × 27893. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55785 (Swatara, MN, 32 mi away) and 55787 (Tamarack, MN, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55786 becomes 68755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Naper, NE, 413 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55768, 56578, 56587, 56758, 57568, 57658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78565 in Los Ebanos, TX, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯579 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55786 and you would come out at 47.32°S, 86.62°E — 765 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 55786 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population118This ZIP118
Households61This ZIP61
Housing units88This ZIP88
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,597This ZIP$61,597Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$127,100This ZIP$127,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density46.5 / sq miThis ZIP46.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area2.54 sq miThis ZIP2.54 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 55786

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

ZIP codes near 55786

ZIPCityDistance
55722 Coleraine, MN 3.4 mi
55764 Marble, MN 4.5 mi
55716 Calumet, MN 5.6 mi
55709 Bovey, MN 5.9 mi
55744 Grand Rapids, MN 8.4 mi
55730 Grand Rapids, MN 8.9 mi
55745 Grand Rapids, MN 8.9 mi
55775 Pengilly, MN 10.5 mi
55769 Nashwauk, MN 14.6 mi
55793 Warba, MN 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55786?

55786 is in Taconite, Minnesota, in Itasca County, part of the Grand Rapids, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3180, -93.3829.

What county is 55786 in?

55786 lies in Itasca County.

What area code is 55786?

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

What time zone is 55786 in?

55786 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55786?

About 118 people live in ZIP code 55786, in 61 households, at 46.5 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 55786?

$61,597 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55786?

The closest are 55722 (3.4 mi), 55764 (4.5 mi), 55716 (5.6 mi), 55709 (5.9 mi) and 55744 (8.4 mi).

Is 55786 a PO Box ZIP code?

55786 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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