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55797

ZIP 55797 is Wrenshall, Minnesota, in Carlton County; area code 218; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carlton
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
1,457
Coordinates
46.5665, -92.3621
☼ Live from 55797 — Wrenshall, MN

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Where 55797 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55797
  • 🔢 Type 55797 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGLSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,797 = 3 × 7 × 2657. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55796 (Winton, MN, 98 mi away) and 55798 (Wright, MN, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55797 becomes 79755 — and that is a real ZIP code: Midkiff, TX, 1,159 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55779, 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%.
  • 🎯561 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55797 and you would come out at 46.57°S, 87.64°E — 827 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 65.7 square miles of land, 55797 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,457This ZIP1,457
Households613This ZIP613
Housing units641This ZIP641
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,039This ZIP$87,039Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$257,400This ZIP$257,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,284This ZIP$1,284Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density22.2 / sq miThis ZIP22.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$4,854,000This ZIP$4,854,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$57,222,000This ZIP$57,222,000

Land area

Land area65.65 sq miThis ZIP65.65 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 55797

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ZIP codes near 55797

ZIPCityDistance
55718 Carlton, MN 7.0 mi
55749 Holyoke, MN 9.6 mi
55808 Duluth, MN 9.8 mi
55733 Esko, MN 10.2 mi
54836 Foxboro, WI 11.1 mi
54880 Superior, WI 11.2 mi
55707 Barnum, MN 13.1 mi
55810 Duluth, MN 13.9 mi
55807 Duluth, MN 14.9 mi
55720 Cloquet, MN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55797?

55797 is in Wrenshall, Minnesota, in Carlton County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5665, -92.3621.

What county is 55797 in?

55797 lies in Carlton County.

What area code is 55797?

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

What time zone is 55797 in?

55797 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55797?

About 1,457 people live in ZIP code 55797, in 613 households, at 22.2 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 55797?

$87,039 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55797?

The closest are 55718 (7 mi), 55749 (9.6 mi), 55808 (9.8 mi), 55733 (10.2 mi) and 54836 (11.1 mi).

Is 55797 a PO Box ZIP code?

55797 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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