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55790

ZIP 55790 is Tower, 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
1,847
Coordinates
47.8252, -92.3761
☼ Live from 55790 — Tower, MN

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Where 55790 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55790
  • 🔢 Type 55790 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,790 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 797. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55787 (Tamarack, MN, 84 mi away) and 55791 (Twig, MN, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55790 becomes 09755, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05759, 50579, 50597, 55079, 55709, 55970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 90755 in Signal Hill, CA, 1,648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯633 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55790 and you would come out at 47.83°S, 87.62°E — 801 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
  • 📏 At 143.6 square miles of land, 55790 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,847This ZIP1,847
Households863This ZIP863
Housing units2,386This ZIP2,386
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,232This ZIP$77,232Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$328,900This ZIP$328,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$669This ZIP$669Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%This ZIP36.5%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density12.9 / sq miThis ZIP12.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees621This ZIP621
Annual payroll$23,648,000This ZIP$23,648,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$78,037,000This ZIP$78,037,000

Land area

Land area143.61 sq miThis ZIP143.61 sq mi
Water area46.82 sq miThis ZIP46.82 sq mi

Other place names in 55790

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

ZIP codes near 55790

ZIPCityDistance
55782 Soudan, MN 7.9 mi
55732 Embarrass, MN 11.1 mi
55792 Virginia, MN 16.5 mi
55703 Angora, MN 18.5 mi
55710 Britt, MN 19.2 mi
55708 Biwabik, MN 19.7 mi
55706 Babbitt, MN 21.2 mi
55777 Virginia, MN 22.2 mi
55723 Cook, MN 22.3 mi
55768 Mountain Iron, MN 23.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55790?

55790 is in Tower, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.8252, -92.3761.

What county is 55790 in?

55790 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55790?

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

What time zone is 55790 in?

55790 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55790?

About 1,847 people live in ZIP code 55790, in 863 households, at 12.9 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 55790?

$77,232 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55790?

The closest are 55782 (7.9 mi), 55732 (11.1 mi), 55792 (16.5 mi), 55703 (18.5 mi) and 55710 (19.2 mi).

Is 55790 a PO Box ZIP code?

55790 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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