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55956

ZIP 55956 is Mazeppa, Minnesota, mostly in Wabasha County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wabasha +2 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
2,199
Coordinates
44.2860, -92.5276
☼ Live from 55956 — Mazeppa, MN

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Where 55956 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55956
  • 🔢 Type 55956 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,956 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4663. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55955 (Mantorville, MN, 17 mi away) and 55957 (Millville, MN, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55956 becomes 65955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55569, 55596, 55965, 65559, 95556, 95565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95565 in Scotia, CA, 1,619 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯437 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55956 and you would come out at 44.29°S, 87.47°E — 885 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 54.7 square miles of land, 55956 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,199This ZIP2,199
Households899This ZIP899
Housing units961This ZIP961
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$98,558This ZIP$98,558Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$341,600This ZIP$341,600Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,134This ZIP$1,134Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%This ZIP28.1%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density40.2 / sq miThis ZIP40.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees135This ZIP135
Annual payroll$3,869,000This ZIP$3,869,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$81,520,000This ZIP$81,520,000

Land area

Land area54.67 sq miThis ZIP54.67 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 55956 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Wabasha County 71.3%
Goodhue County 26.4%
Olmsted County 2.3%

Other place names in 55956

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ZIP codes near 55956

ZIPCityDistance
55991 Zumbro Falls, MN 5.7 mi
55992 Zumbrota, MN 8.1 mi
55027 Goodhue, MN 9.2 mi
55960 Oronoco, MN 10.1 mi
55963 Pine Island, MN 10.2 mi
55957 Millville, MN 11.6 mi
55041 Lake City, MN 12.1 mi
55983 Wanamingo, MN 13.8 mi
55906 Rochester, MN 14.2 mi
55901 Rochester, MN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55956?

55956 is in Mazeppa, Minnesota, in Wabasha County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2860, -92.5276.

What county is 55956 in?

55956 spans 3 counties: Wabasha County, Goodhue County and Olmsted County. Most of it falls in Wabasha 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 55956?

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

What time zone is 55956 in?

55956 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55956?

About 2,199 people live in ZIP code 55956, in 899 households, at 40.2 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 55956?

$98,558 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55956?

The closest are 55991 (5.7 mi), 55992 (8.1 mi), 55027 (9.2 mi), 55960 (10.1 mi) and 55963 (10.2 mi).

Is 55956 a PO Box ZIP code?

55956 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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