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55960

ZIP 55960 is Oronoco, Minnesota, mostly in Olmsted County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Olmsted +1 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
3,375
Coordinates
44.1402, -92.5352
☼ Live from 55960 — Oronoco, MN

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Where 55960 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55960
  • 🔢 Type 55960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1399. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55959 (Minnesota City, MN, 37 mi away) and 55961 (Ostrander, MN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55960 becomes 06955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09655, 50569, 50659, 55069, 55609, 55906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96550 in FPO AA, a military post office, 10,279 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯430 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55960 and you would come out at 44.14°S, 87.46°E — 890 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 35.0 square miles of land, 55960 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,375This ZIP3,375
Households1,188This ZIP1,188
Housing units1,236This ZIP1,236
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$130,227This ZIP$130,227Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$481,200This ZIP$481,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,200This ZIP$1,200Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%This ZIP50.4%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density96.4 / sq miThis ZIP96.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees525This ZIP525
Annual payroll$32,072,000This ZIP$32,072,000
Tax returns filed1,770This ZIP1,770
Total adjusted gross income$198,949,000This ZIP$198,949,000

Land area

Land area35.02 sq miThis ZIP35.02 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Counties 55960 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Olmsted County 100.0%
Wabasha County 0.1%

Other place names in 55960

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ZIP codes near 55960

ZIPCityDistance
55901 Rochester, MN 4.7 mi
55905 Rochester, MN 5.8 mi
55906 Rochester, MN 6.9 mi
55963 Pine Island, MN 7.3 mi
55903 Rochester, MN 9.4 mi
55920 Byron, MN 9.8 mi
55956 Mazeppa, MN 10.1 mi
55991 Zumbro Falls, MN 10.2 mi
55955 Mantorville, MN 10.8 mi
55902 Rochester, MN 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55960?

55960 is in Oronoco, Minnesota, in Olmsted County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1402, -92.5352.

What county is 55960 in?

55960 spans 2 counties: Olmsted County and Wabasha County. Most of it falls in Olmsted 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 55960?

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

What time zone is 55960 in?

55960 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55960?

About 3,375 people live in ZIP code 55960, in 1,188 households, at 96.4 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 55960?

$130,227 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55960?

The closest are 55901 (4.7 mi), 55905 (5.8 mi), 55906 (6.9 mi), 55963 (7.3 mi) and 55903 (9.4 mi).

Is 55960 a PO Box ZIP code?

55960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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