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55953

ZIP 55953 is Lyle, Minnesota, mostly in Mower County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mower +1 more
Metro area
Austin, MN
Population
901
Coordinates
43.5278, -92.9652
☼ Live from 55953 — Lyle, MN

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Where 55953 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 55953
  • 🔢 Type 55953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,953 = 3 × 3 × 6217. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55952 (Lewiston, MN, 63 mi away) and 55954 (Mabel, MN, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55953 becomes 35955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35559, 39555, 53559, 53595, 53955, 55359, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95553 in Miranda, CA, 1,597 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯386 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55953 and you would come out at 43.53°S, 87.03°E — 893 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 35.4 square miles of land, 55953 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population901This ZIP901
Households380This ZIP380
Housing units421This ZIP421
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,500This ZIP$72,500Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$166,500This ZIP$166,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$604This ZIP$604Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees64This ZIP64
Annual payroll$2,205,000This ZIP$2,205,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$26,874,000This ZIP$26,874,000

Land area

Land area35.37 sq miThis ZIP35.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 55953 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mower County 93.2%
Freeborn County 6.8%

Other place names in 55953

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

ZIP codes near 55953

ZIPCityDistance
50426 Carpenter, IA 8.2 mi
55970 Rose Creek, MN 8.2 mi
50472 Saint Ansgar, IA 8.5 mi
55912 Austin, MN 10.8 mi
50476 Stacyville, IA 11.5 mi
55909 Adams, MN 11.8 mi
56036 Glenville, MN 12.9 mi
50440 Grafton, IA 14.5 mi
50481 Toeterville, IA 14.8 mi
55950 Lansing, MN 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55953?

55953 is in Lyle, Minnesota, in Mower County, part of the Austin, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5278, -92.9652.

What county is 55953 in?

55953 spans 2 counties: Mower County and Freeborn County. Most of it falls in Mower 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 55953?

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

What time zone is 55953 in?

55953 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55953?

About 901 people live in ZIP code 55953, in 380 households, at 25.5 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 55953?

$72,500 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55953?

The closest are 50426 (8.2 mi), 55970 (8.2 mi), 50472 (8.5 mi), 55912 (10.8 mi) and 50476 (11.5 mi).

Is 55953 a PO Box ZIP code?

55953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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