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55917

ZIP 55917 is Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, mostly in Steele County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Steele +3 more
Metro area
Owatonna, MN
Population
3,410
Coordinates
43.8848, -93.0755
☼ Live from 55917 — Blooming Prairie, MN

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Where 55917 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55917
  • 🔢 Type 55917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,917 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 19 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55912 (Austin, MN, 15 mi away) and 55918 (Brownsdale, MN, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55917 becomes 71955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15759, 15957, 51579, 55719, 55791, 55971, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95571 in Weott, CA, 1,591 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯398 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55917 and you would come out at 43.88°S, 86.92°E — 876 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 133.6 square miles of land, 55917 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,410This ZIP3,410
Households1,384This ZIP1,384
Housing units1,450This ZIP1,450
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$75,208This ZIP$75,208Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$207,000This ZIP$207,000Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments107This ZIP107
Employees818This ZIP818
Annual payroll$31,464,000This ZIP$31,464,000
Tax returns filed1,710This ZIP1,710
Total adjusted gross income$135,700,000This ZIP$135,700,000

Land area

Land area133.57 sq miThis ZIP133.57 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Counties 55917 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Steele County 44.1%
Dodge County 27.6%
Freeborn County 16.1%
Mower County 12.2%

Other place names in 55917

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ZIP codes near 55917

ZIPCityDistance
55982 Waltham, MN 10.6 mi
56026 Ellendale, MN 10.7 mi
56035 Geneva, MN 10.8 mi
55924 Claremont, MN 10.8 mi
56045 Hollandale, MN 10.9 mi
55950 Lansing, MN 11.2 mi
56046 Hope, MN 11.2 mi
55940 Hayfield, MN 13.3 mi
55060 Owatonna, MN 14.2 mi
55927 Dodge Center, MN 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55917?

55917 is in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, in Steele County, part of the Owatonna, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8848, -93.0755.

What county is 55917 in?

55917 spans 4 counties: Steele County, Dodge County, Freeborn County and Mower County. Most of it falls in Steele 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 55917?

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

What time zone is 55917 in?

55917 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55917?

About 3,410 people live in ZIP code 55917, in 1,384 households, at 25.5 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 55917?

$75,208 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55917?

The closest are 55982 (10.6 mi), 56026 (10.7 mi), 56035 (10.8 mi), 55924 (10.8 mi) and 56045 (10.9 mi).

Is 55917 a PO Box ZIP code?

55917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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