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55965

ZIP 55965 is Preston, Minnesota, in Fillmore County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fillmore
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
2,300
Coordinates
43.6232, -92.1282
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Where 55965 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55965
  • 🔢 Type 55965 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,965 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55964 (Plainview, MN, 37 mi away) and 55967 (Racine, MN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55965 becomes 56955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55569, 55596, 55956, 65559, 95556, 95565, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95565 in Scotia, CA, 1,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯423 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55965 and you would come out at 43.62°S, 87.87°E — 925 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 108.5 square miles of land, 55965 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,300This ZIP2,300
Households992This ZIP992
Housing units1,080This ZIP1,080
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,577This ZIP$65,577Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$206,700This ZIP$206,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$756This ZIP$756Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density21.2 / sq miThis ZIP21.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees724This ZIP724
Annual payroll$31,982,000This ZIP$31,982,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$83,969,000This ZIP$83,969,000

Land area

Land area108.47 sq miThis ZIP108.47 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 55965

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ZIP codes near 55965

ZIPCityDistance
55939 Harmony, MN 5.8 mi
55935 Fountain, MN 8.6 mi
55990 Wykoff, MN 9.8 mi
55949 Lanesboro, MN 11.3 mi
55922 Canton, MN 12.4 mi
55975 Spring Valley, MN 12.4 mi
55923 Chatfield, MN 15.9 mi
52155 Lime Springs, IA 16.8 mi
55962 Peterson, MN 17.1 mi
52134 Chester, IA 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55965?

55965 is in Preston, Minnesota, in Fillmore County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6232, -92.1282.

What county is 55965 in?

55965 lies in Fillmore County.

What area code is 55965?

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

What time zone is 55965 in?

55965 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55965?

About 2,300 people live in ZIP code 55965, in 992 households, at 21.2 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 55965?

$65,577 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55965?

The closest are 55939 (5.8 mi), 55935 (8.6 mi), 55990 (9.8 mi), 55949 (11.3 mi) and 55922 (12.4 mi).

Is 55965 a PO Box ZIP code?

55965 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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