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55918

ZIP 55918 is Brownsdale, Minnesota, in Mower County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mower
Metro area
Austin, MN
Population
1,084
Coordinates
43.7424, -92.8467
☼ Live from 55918 — Brownsdale, MN

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Where 55918 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55918
  • 🔢 Type 55918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,918 = 2 × 73 × 383. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55917 (Blooming Prairie, MN, 15 mi away) and 55919 (Brownsville, MN, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55918 becomes 81955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15958, 18955, 55981, 59851, 89155, 89515, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95518 in Arcata, CA, 1,599 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯400 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55918 and you would come out at 43.74°S, 87.15°E — 890 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 55918 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,084This ZIP1,084
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units471This ZIP471
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$78,523This ZIP$78,523Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$163,700This ZIP$163,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$813This ZIP$813Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density38.6 / sq miThis ZIP38.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees216This ZIP216
Annual payroll$12,959,000This ZIP$12,959,000
Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$35,034,000This ZIP$35,034,000

Land area

Land area28.08 sq miThis ZIP28.08 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 55918

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ZIP codes near 55918

ZIPCityDistance
55982 Waltham, MN 5.4 mi
55973 Sargeant, MN 5.9 mi
55950 Lansing, MN 6.0 mi
55926 Dexter, MN 7.0 mi
55912 Austin, MN 8.2 mi
55970 Rose Creek, MN 10.1 mi
55933 Elkton, MN 10.4 mi
55940 Hayfield, MN 11.0 mi
55936 Grand Meadow, MN 13.3 mi
55909 Adams, MN 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55918?

55918 is in Brownsdale, Minnesota, in Mower County, part of the Austin, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7424, -92.8467.

What county is 55918 in?

55918 lies in Mower County.

What area code is 55918?

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

What time zone is 55918 in?

55918 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55918?

About 1,084 people live in ZIP code 55918, in 443 households, at 38.6 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 55918?

$78,523 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55918?

The closest are 55982 (5.4 mi), 55973 (5.9 mi), 55950 (6 mi), 55926 (7 mi) and 55912 (8.2 mi).

Is 55918 a PO Box ZIP code?

55918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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