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55919

ZIP 55919 is Brownsville, Minnesota, in Houston County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston
Population
1,040
Coordinates
43.6201, -91.2995
☼ Live from 55919 — Brownsville, MN

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Where 55919 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 55919
  • 🔢 Type 55919 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,919 = 199 × 281. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101001101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55918 (Brownsdale, MN, 78 mi away) and 55920 (Byron, MN, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55919 becomes 91955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15959, 19559, 19955, 55991, 59915, 95159, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99551 in Akiachak, AK, 3,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯458 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55919 and you would come out at 43.62°S, 88.70°E — 961 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 44.8 square miles of land, 55919 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,040This ZIP1,040
Households451This ZIP451
Housing units484This ZIP484
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$77,917This ZIP$77,917Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$223,300This ZIP$223,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density23.2 / sq miThis ZIP23.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees197This ZIP197
Annual payroll$6,900,000This ZIP$6,900,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$37,180,000This ZIP$37,180,000

Land area

Land area44.84 sq miThis ZIP44.84 sq mi
Water area8.92 sq miThis ZIP8.92 sq mi

Other place names in 55919

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 55919

ZIPCityDistance
54658 Stoddard, WI 7.1 mi
55941 Hokah, MN 7.7 mi
54632 Genoa, WI 8.7 mi
55931 Eitzen, MN 8.8 mi
55921 Caledonia, MN 8.8 mi
52160 New Albin, IA 10.8 mi
54621 Chaseburg, WI 11.0 mi
54624 De Soto, WI 13.8 mi
55947 La Crescent, MN 14.4 mi
54601 La Crosse, WI 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55919?

55919 is in Brownsville, Minnesota, in Houston County, part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6201, -91.2995.

What county is 55919 in?

55919 lies in Houston County.

What area code is 55919?

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

What time zone is 55919 in?

55919 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55919?

About 1,040 people live in ZIP code 55919, in 451 households, at 23.2 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 55919?

$77,917 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55919?

The closest are 54658 (7.1 mi), 55941 (7.7 mi), 54632 (8.7 mi), 55931 (8.8 mi) and 55921 (8.8 mi).

Is 55919 a PO Box ZIP code?

55919 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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