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55970

ZIP 55970 is Rose Creek, Minnesota, in Mower County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mower
Metro area
Austin, MN
Population
1,068
Coordinates
43.5968, -92.8312
☼ Live from 55970 — Rose Creek, MN

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Where 55970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55970
  • 🔢 Type 55970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,970 = 2 × 5 × 29 × 193. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55969 (Rollingstone, MN, 58 mi away) and 55971 (Rushford, MN, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55970 becomes 07955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05759, 50579, 50597, 55079, 55709, 55790, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95570 in Trinidad, CA, 1,595 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯394 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55970 and you would come out at 43.60°S, 87.17°E — 896 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 61.0 square miles of land, 55970 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,068This ZIP1,068
Households426This ZIP426
Housing units456This ZIP456
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,000This ZIP$85,000Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$211,900This ZIP$211,900Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$876This ZIP$876Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density17.5 / sq miThis ZIP17.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees73This ZIP73
Annual payroll$3,944,000This ZIP$3,944,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$32,057,000This ZIP$32,057,000

Land area

Land area61.02 sq miThis ZIP61.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 55970

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

ZIP codes near 55970

ZIPCityDistance
55909 Adams, MN 5.4 mi
55933 Elkton, MN 8.1 mi
55953 Lyle, MN 8.2 mi
55977 Taopi, MN 9.6 mi
55912 Austin, MN 9.8 mi
55918 Brownsdale, MN 10.1 mi
50476 Stacyville, IA 10.9 mi
55926 Dexter, MN 11.8 mi
55950 Lansing, MN 12.2 mi
50455 Mc Intire, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55970?

55970 is in Rose Creek, Minnesota, in Mower County, part of the Austin, MN micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5968, -92.8312.

What county is 55970 in?

55970 lies in Mower County.

What area code is 55970?

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

What time zone is 55970 in?

55970 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55970?

About 1,068 people live in ZIP code 55970, in 426 households, at 17.5 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 55970?

$85,000 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55970?

The closest are 55909 (5.4 mi), 55933 (8.1 mi), 55953 (8.2 mi), 55977 (9.6 mi) and 55912 (9.8 mi).

Is 55970 a PO Box ZIP code?

55970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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