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55946

ZIP 55946 is Kenyon, Minnesota, mostly in Goodhue County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Goodhue +3 more
Metro area
Red Wing, MN
Population
3,395
Coordinates
44.2621, -92.9501
☼ Live from 55946 — Kenyon, MN

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Where 55946 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 55946
  • 🔢 Type 55946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,946 = 2 × 11 × 2543. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55945 (Kellogg, MN, 44 mi away) and 55947 (La Crescent, MN, 84 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55946 becomes 64955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45659, 45695, 46595, 49655, 54659, 54956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96554 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯421 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55946 and you would come out at 44.26°S, 87.05°E — 868 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 131.3 square miles of land, 55946 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,395This ZIP3,395
Households1,313This ZIP1,313
Housing units1,371This ZIP1,371
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,781This ZIP$85,781Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$261,300This ZIP$261,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$881This ZIP$881Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density25.9 / sq miThis ZIP25.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees551This ZIP551
Annual payroll$18,589,000This ZIP$18,589,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$121,730,000This ZIP$121,730,000

Land area

Land area131.29 sq miThis ZIP131.29 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 55946 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Goodhue County 76.1%
Rice County 16.1%
Dodge County 5.6%
Steele County 2.2%

Other place names in 55946

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ZIP codes near 55946

ZIPCityDistance
55983 Wanamingo, MN 7.4 mi
55985 West Concord, MN 7.5 mi
55053 Nerstrand, MN 8.3 mi
55018 Dennison, MN 10.7 mi
55992 Zumbrota, MN 13.9 mi
55963 Pine Island, MN 14.9 mi
55049 Medford, MN 15.4 mi
55009 Cannon Falls, MN 15.6 mi
55955 Mantorville, MN 15.9 mi
55924 Claremont, MN 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55946?

55946 is in Kenyon, Minnesota, in Goodhue County, part of the Red Wing, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2621, -92.9501.

What county is 55946 in?

55946 spans 4 counties: Goodhue County, Rice County, Dodge County and Steele County. Most of it falls in Goodhue 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 55946?

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

What time zone is 55946 in?

55946 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55946?

About 3,395 people live in ZIP code 55946, in 1,313 households, at 25.9 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 55946?

$85,781 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55946?

The closest are 55983 (7.4 mi), 55985 (7.5 mi), 55053 (8.3 mi), 55018 (10.7 mi) and 55992 (13.9 mi).

Is 55946 a PO Box ZIP code?

55946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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