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55949

ZIP 55949 is Lanesboro, Minnesota, in Fillmore County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fillmore
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
1,923
Coordinates
43.7030, -91.9297
☼ Live from 55949 — Lanesboro, MN

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Where 55949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55949
  • 🔢 Type 55949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 55949 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55947 (La Crescent, MN, 29 mi away) and 55950 (Lansing, MN, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55949 becomes 94955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Petaluma, CA, 1,636 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49955, 94559, 94595, 94955, 95459, 95549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99554 in Alakanuk, AK, 3,079 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯435 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55949 and you would come out at 43.70°S, 88.07°E — 931 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 113.9 square miles of land, 55949 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,923This ZIP1,923
Households799This ZIP799
Housing units1,019This ZIP1,019
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,327This ZIP$84,327Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$277,400This ZIP$277,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$575This ZIP$575Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density16.9 / sq miThis ZIP16.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees330This ZIP330
Annual payroll$11,536,000This ZIP$11,536,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$68,510,000This ZIP$68,510,000

Land area

Land area113.90 sq miThis ZIP113.90 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 55949

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

ZIP codes near 55949

ZIPCityDistance
55962 Peterson, MN 5.9 mi
55922 Canton, MN 9.9 mi
55935 Fountain, MN 10.3 mi
55965 Preston, MN 11.3 mi
55971 Rushford, MN 11.8 mi
55954 Mabel, MN 12.6 mi
55939 Harmony, MN 13.2 mi
55979 Utica, MN 15.2 mi
55923 Chatfield, MN 16.2 mi
55990 Wykoff, MN 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55949?

55949 is in Lanesboro, Minnesota, in Fillmore County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7030, -91.9297.

What county is 55949 in?

55949 lies in Fillmore County.

What area code is 55949?

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

What time zone is 55949 in?

55949 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55949?

About 1,923 people live in ZIP code 55949, in 799 households, at 16.9 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 55949?

$84,327 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55949?

The closest are 55962 (5.9 mi), 55922 (9.9 mi), 55935 (10.3 mi), 55965 (11.3 mi) and 55971 (11.8 mi).

Is 55949 a PO Box ZIP code?

55949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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