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55940

ZIP 55940 is Hayfield, Minnesota, mostly in Dodge County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dodge +2 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
2,791
Coordinates
43.8986, -92.8095
☼ Live from 55940 — Hayfield, MN

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Where 55940 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 55940
  • 🔢 Type 55940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2797. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55939 (Harmony, MN, 44 mi away) and 55941 (Hokah, MN, 74 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55940 becomes 04955 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Sharon, ME, 1,126 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04955, 05459, 05495, 40955, 49055, 49505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95450 in Jenner, CA, 1,614 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯409 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55940 and you would come out at 43.90°S, 87.19°E — 886 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 93.0 square miles of land, 55940 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,791This ZIP2,791
Households1,089This ZIP1,089
Housing units1,173This ZIP1,173
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$83,885This ZIP$83,885Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$245,900This ZIP$245,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$995This ZIP$995Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density30.0 / sq miThis ZIP30.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees455This ZIP455
Annual payroll$18,380,000This ZIP$18,380,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$104,179,000This ZIP$104,179,000

Land area

Land area93.00 sq miThis ZIP93.00 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 55940 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dodge County 90.1%
Olmsted County 8.6%
Mower County 1.3%

Other place names in 55940

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ZIP codes near 55940

ZIPCityDistance
55973 Sargeant, MN 6.5 mi
55982 Waltham, MN 6.9 mi
55944 Kasson, MN 7.8 mi
55927 Dodge Center, MN 9.9 mi
55918 Brownsdale, MN 11.0 mi
55926 Dexter, MN 11.9 mi
55920 Byron, MN 12.2 mi
55950 Lansing, MN 13.3 mi
55917 Blooming Prairie, MN 13.3 mi
55955 Mantorville, MN 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55940?

55940 is in Hayfield, Minnesota, in Dodge County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8986, -92.8095.

What county is 55940 in?

55940 spans 3 counties: Dodge County, Olmsted County and Mower County. Most of it falls in Dodge 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 55940?

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

What time zone is 55940 in?

55940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55940?

About 2,791 people live in ZIP code 55940, in 1,089 households, at 30.0 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 55940?

$83,885 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55940?

The closest are 55973 (6.5 mi), 55982 (6.9 mi), 55944 (7.8 mi), 55927 (9.9 mi) and 55918 (11 mi).

Is 55940 a PO Box ZIP code?

55940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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