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55805

ZIP 55805 is in Duluth, Minnesota, in St. Louis County; area code 218; Central time. Duluth has 14 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Louis
Metro area
Duluth, MN-WI
Population
10,602
Coordinates
46.7997, -92.0924
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Where 55805 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55805
  • 🔢 Type 55805 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOBSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,805 = 5 × 11161. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101100111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55804 (Duluth, MN, 12 mi away) and 55806 (Duluth, MN, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55805 becomes 50855, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05855, 08555, 50558, 50585, 55085, 58505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85550 in San Carlos, AZ, 1,329 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯581 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55805 and you would come out at 46.80°S, 87.91°E — 833 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 55805 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,602This ZIP10,602
Households4,984This ZIP4,984
Housing units5,496This ZIP5,496
Median age27.2This ZIP27.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$43,100This ZIP$43,100Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$189,400This ZIP$189,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,068This ZIP$1,068Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute15.8 minThis ZIP15.8 min
Population density7,347.2 / sq miThis ZIP7,347.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments203This ZIP203
Employees10,385This ZIP10,385
Annual payroll$860,805,000This ZIP$860,805,000
Tax returns filed4,020This ZIP4,020
Total adjusted gross income$191,191,000This ZIP$191,191,000

Land area

Land area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 55805

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ZIP codes near 55805

ZIPCityDistance
55812 Duluth, MN 1.2 mi
55801 Duluth, MN 1.3 mi
55815 Duluth, MN 1.3 mi
55816 Duluth, MN 1.3 mi
55802 Duluth, MN 2.5 mi
55806 Duluth, MN 2.7 mi
55814 Duluth, MN 5.5 mi
55807 Duluth, MN 5.7 mi
55811 Duluth, MN 6.7 mi
55810 Duluth, MN 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55805?

55805 is in Duluth, Minnesota, in St. Louis County, part of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.7997, -92.0924.

What county is 55805 in?

55805 lies in St. Louis County.

What area code is 55805?

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

What time zone is 55805 in?

55805 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55805?

About 10,602 people live in ZIP code 55805, in 4,984 households, at 7,347.2 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 55805?

$43,100 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55805?

The closest are 55812 (1.2 mi), 55801 (1.3 mi), 55815 (1.3 mi), 55816 (1.3 mi) and 55802 (2.5 mi).

Is 55805 a PO Box ZIP code?

55805 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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