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55902

ZIP 55902 is in Rochester, Minnesota, in Olmsted County; area code 507; Central time. Rochester has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 55901, 55903, 55904, 55905 and 55906.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Olmsted
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
26,464
Coordinates
43.9713, -92.5079
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Where 55902 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55902
  • 🔢 Type 55902 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,902 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 11 × 11. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101001011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55901 (Rochester, MN, 7 mi away) and 55903 (Rochester, MN, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55902 becomes 20955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02559, 20559, 25059, 29055, 29505, 29550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 1,621 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯423 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55902 and you would come out at 43.97°S, 87.49°E — 897 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 41.2 square miles of land, 55902 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,464This ZIP26,464
Households11,338This ZIP11,338
Housing units12,197This ZIP12,197
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$120,611This ZIP$120,611Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$454,800This ZIP$454,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,703This ZIP$1,703Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.5%This ZIP65.5%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density642.8 / sq miThis ZIP642.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments701This ZIP701
Employees13,104This ZIP13,104
Annual payroll$656,517,000This ZIP$656,517,000
Tax returns filed13,210This ZIP13,210
Total adjusted gross income$2,152,844,000This ZIP$2,152,844,000

Land area

Land area41.17 sq miThis ZIP41.17 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 55902

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ZIP codes near 55902

ZIPCityDistance
55903 Rochester, MN 5.1 mi
55904 Rochester, MN 5.4 mi
55905 Rochester, MN 5.9 mi
55920 Byron, MN 6.3 mi
55901 Rochester, MN 7.4 mi
55976 Stewartville, MN 7.5 mi
55906 Rochester, MN 10.2 mi
55944 Kasson, MN 10.5 mi
55960 Oronoco, MN 11.8 mi
55934 Eyota, MN 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55902?

55902 is in Rochester, Minnesota, in Olmsted County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9713, -92.5079.

What county is 55902 in?

55902 lies in Olmsted County.

What area code is 55902?

Rochester uses area code 507, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55902 in?

55902 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55902?

About 26,464 people live in ZIP code 55902, in 11,338 households, at 642.8 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 55902?

$120,611 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55902?

The closest are 55903 (5.1 mi), 55904 (5.4 mi), 55905 (5.9 mi), 55920 (6.3 mi) and 55901 (7.4 mi).

Is 55902 a PO Box ZIP code?

55902 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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