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55936

ZIP 55936 is Grand Meadow, Minnesota, in Mower County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mower
Metro area
Austin, MN
Population
1,785
Coordinates
43.7064, -92.5848
☼ Live from 55936 — Grand Meadow, MN

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Where 55936 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 55936
  • 🔢 Type 55936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55935 (Fountain, MN, 23 mi away) and 55939 (Harmony, MN, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55936 becomes 63955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oxly, MO, 501 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35956, 36559, 39556, 39565, 53569, 53596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96553 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯409 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55936 and you would come out at 43.71°S, 87.42°E — 903 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 86.7 square miles of land, 55936 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,785This ZIP1,785
Households719This ZIP719
Housing units790This ZIP790
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,114This ZIP$85,114Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$232,500This ZIP$232,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density20.6 / sq miThis ZIP20.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees612This ZIP612
Annual payroll$31,383,000This ZIP$31,383,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$70,469,000This ZIP$70,469,000

Land area

Land area86.74 sq miThis ZIP86.74 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 55936

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

ZIP codes near 55936

ZIPCityDistance
55933 Elkton, MN 6.4 mi
55926 Dexter, MN 6.6 mi
55967 Racine, MN 7.0 mi
55961 Ostrander, MN 8.9 mi
55977 Taopi, MN 11.0 mi
55975 Spring Valley, MN 11.2 mi
55973 Sargeant, MN 11.7 mi
55976 Stewartville, MN 12.0 mi
55909 Adams, MN 12.4 mi
55951 Le Roy, MN 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55936?

55936 is in Grand Meadow, Minnesota, in Mower County, part of the Austin, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7064, -92.5848.

What county is 55936 in?

55936 lies in Mower County.

What area code is 55936?

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

What time zone is 55936 in?

55936 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55936?

About 1,785 people live in ZIP code 55936, in 719 households, at 20.6 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 55936?

$85,114 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55936?

The closest are 55933 (6.4 mi), 55926 (6.6 mi), 55967 (7 mi), 55961 (8.9 mi) and 55977 (11 mi).

Is 55936 a PO Box ZIP code?

55936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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