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55906

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Olmsted +1 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
20,437
Coordinates
44.0999, -92.4082
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Where 55906 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55906
  • 🔢 Type 55906 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,906 = 2 × 27953. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55905 (Rochester, MN, 7 mi away) and 55909 (Adams, MN, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55906 becomes 60955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Onarga, IL, 325 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09655, 50569, 50659, 55069, 55609, 55960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96550 in FPO AA, a military post office, 10,285 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯433 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55906 and you would come out at 44.10°S, 87.59°E — 897 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 61.5 square miles of land, 55906 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,437This ZIP20,437
Households8,539This ZIP8,539
Housing units9,011This ZIP9,011
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,685This ZIP$93,685Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$377,800This ZIP$377,800Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,196This ZIP$1,196Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.6%This ZIP53.6%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density332.4 / sq miThis ZIP332.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments407This ZIP407
Employees4,188This ZIP4,188
Annual payroll$180,641,000This ZIP$180,641,000
Tax returns filed10,230This ZIP10,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,042,925,000This ZIP$1,042,925,000

Land area

Land area61.49 sq miThis ZIP61.49 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 55906 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Olmsted County 92.0%
Wabasha County 8.0%

Other place names in 55906

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ZIP codes near 55906

ZIPCityDistance
55901 Rochester, MN 4.7 mi
55903 Rochester, MN 5.4 mi
55932 Elgin, MN 6.5 mi
55905 Rochester, MN 6.6 mi
55960 Oronoco, MN 6.9 mi
55934 Eyota, MN 9.7 mi
55904 Rochester, MN 10.1 mi
55902 Rochester, MN 10.2 mi
55991 Zumbro Falls, MN 11.2 mi
55957 Millville, MN 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55906?

55906 is in Rochester, Minnesota, in Olmsted County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0999, -92.4082.

What county is 55906 in?

55906 spans 2 counties: Olmsted County and Wabasha County. Most of it falls in Olmsted County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 55906?

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

What time zone is 55906 in?

55906 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55906?

About 20,437 people live in ZIP code 55906, in 8,539 households, at 332.4 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 55906?

$93,685 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55906?

The closest are 55901 (4.7 mi), 55903 (5.4 mi), 55932 (6.5 mi), 55905 (6.6 mi) and 55960 (6.9 mi).

Is 55906 a PO Box ZIP code?

55906 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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