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55959

ZIP 55959 is Minnesota City, Minnesota, in Winona County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winona
Metro area
Winona, MN
Population
1,889
Coordinates
44.1179, -91.7995
☼ Live from 55959 — Minnesota City, MN

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Where 55959 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55959
  • 🔢 Type 55959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,959 = 3 × 23 × 811. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55957 (Millville, MN, 26 mi away) and 55960 (Oronoco, MN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55959 becomes 95955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Maxwell, CA, 1,594 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55599, 95559, 95595, 95955, 99555). The farthest-flung twin is 99555 in Aleknagik, AK, 2,905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯457 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55959 and you would come out at 44.12°S, 88.20°E — 922 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 36.5 square miles of land, 55959 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,889This ZIP1,889
Households909This ZIP909
Housing units1,032This ZIP1,032
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$67,617This ZIP$67,617Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$231,500This ZIP$231,500Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density51.8 / sq miThis ZIP51.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees307This ZIP307
Annual payroll$12,661,000This ZIP$12,661,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$73,910,000This ZIP$73,910,000

Land area

Land area36.48 sq miThis ZIP36.48 sq mi
Water area7.26 sq miThis ZIP7.26 sq mi

Other place names in 55959

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

ZIP codes near 55959

ZIPCityDistance
55969 Rollingstone, MN 4.5 mi
55988 Stockton, MN 6.6 mi
55910 Altura, MN 8.6 mi
54629 Fountain City, WI 8.8 mi
55942 Homer, MN 8.9 mi
54622 Cochrane, WI 10.8 mi
55987 Winona, MN 12.2 mi
55952 Lewiston, MN 12.2 mi
54625 Dodge, WI 13.7 mi
55972 Saint Charles, MN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55959?

55959 is in Minnesota City, Minnesota, in Winona County, part of the Winona, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1179, -91.7995.

What county is 55959 in?

55959 lies in Winona County.

What area code is 55959?

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

What time zone is 55959 in?

55959 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55959?

About 1,889 people live in ZIP code 55959, in 909 households, at 51.8 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 55959?

$67,617 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55959?

The closest are 55969 (4.5 mi), 55988 (6.6 mi), 55910 (8.6 mi), 54629 (8.8 mi) and 55942 (8.9 mi).

Is 55959 a PO Box ZIP code?

55959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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