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55947

ZIP 55947 is La Crescent, Minnesota, mostly in Houston County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston +1 more
Population
7,403
Coordinates
43.8229, -91.3664
☼ Live from 55947 — La Crescent, MN

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Where 55947 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 55947
  • 🔢 Type 55947 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,947 = 3 × 17 × 1097. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55946 (Kenyon, MN, 84 mi away) and 55949 (Lanesboro, MN, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55947 becomes 74955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sallisaw, OK, 602 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47955, 49755, 54759, 54957, 55479, 55749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95547 in Hydesville, CA, 1,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯462 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55947 and you would come out at 43.82°S, 88.63°E — 951 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 73.3 square miles of land, 55947 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,403This ZIP7,403
Households3,224This ZIP3,224
Housing units3,459This ZIP3,459
Median age48.8This ZIP48.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$88,611This ZIP$88,611Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$302,200This ZIP$302,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%This ZIP40.6%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density101.0 / sq miThis ZIP101.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments122This ZIP122
Employees1,341This ZIP1,341
Annual payroll$51,496,000This ZIP$51,496,000
Tax returns filed3,800This ZIP3,800
Total adjusted gross income$337,323,000This ZIP$337,323,000

Land area

Land area73.31 sq miThis ZIP73.31 sq mi
Water area7.25 sq miThis ZIP7.25 sq mi

Counties 55947 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Houston County 63.5%
Winona County 36.5%

Other place names in 55947

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ZIP codes near 55947

ZIPCityDistance
54603 La Crosse, WI 6.2 mi
55941 Hokah, MN 6.8 mi
55925 Dakota, MN 7.7 mi
54650 Onalaska, WI 9.2 mi
55943 Houston, MN 11.1 mi
54601 La Crosse, WI 11.3 mi
54602 La Crosse, WI 11.5 mi
54658 Stoddard, WI 13.2 mi
54636 Holmen, WI 14.3 mi
55919 Brownsville, MN 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55947?

55947 is in La Crescent, Minnesota, in Houston County, part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8229, -91.3664.

What county is 55947 in?

55947 spans 2 counties: Houston County and Winona County. Most of it falls in Houston 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 55947?

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

What time zone is 55947 in?

55947 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55947?

About 7,403 people live in ZIP code 55947, in 3,224 households, at 101.0 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 55947?

$88,611 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55947?

The closest are 54603 (6.2 mi), 55941 (6.8 mi), 55925 (7.7 mi), 54650 (9.2 mi) and 55943 (11.1 mi).

Is 55947 a PO Box ZIP code?

55947 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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