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55971

ZIP 55971 is Rushford, Minnesota, mostly in Fillmore County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fillmore +2 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
3,018
Coordinates
43.8199, -91.7578
☼ Live from 55971 — Rushford, MN

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Where 55971 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55971
  • 🔢 Type 55971 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,971 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 691. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55970 (Rose Creek, MN, 56 mi away) and 55972 (Saint Charles, MN, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55971 becomes 17955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15759, 15957, 51579, 55719, 55791, 55917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95571 in Weott, CA, 1,657 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯446 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55971 and you would come out at 43.82°S, 88.24°E — 934 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 84.3 square miles of land, 55971 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,018This ZIP3,018
Households1,226This ZIP1,226
Housing units1,342This ZIP1,342
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$88,750This ZIP$88,750Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$231,700This ZIP$231,700Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density35.8 / sq miThis ZIP35.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees833This ZIP833
Annual payroll$36,043,000This ZIP$36,043,000
Tax returns filed1,510This ZIP1,510
Total adjusted gross income$104,661,000This ZIP$104,661,000

Land area

Land area84.32 sq miThis ZIP84.32 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 55971 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fillmore County 43.7%
Winona County 38.1%
Houston County 18.2%

Other place names in 55971

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

ZIP codes near 55971

ZIPCityDistance
55962 Peterson, MN 5.9 mi
55943 Houston, MN 9.1 mi
55952 Lewiston, MN 9.6 mi
55949 Lanesboro, MN 11.8 mi
55979 Utica, MN 12.0 mi
55987 Winona, MN 13.7 mi
55988 Stockton, MN 14.2 mi
55942 Homer, MN 14.3 mi
55925 Dakota, MN 16.2 mi
55974 Spring Grove, MN 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55971?

55971 is in Rushford, Minnesota, in Fillmore County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8199, -91.7578.

What county is 55971 in?

55971 spans 3 counties: Fillmore County, Winona County and Houston County. Most of it falls in Fillmore 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 55971?

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

What time zone is 55971 in?

55971 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55971?

About 3,018 people live in ZIP code 55971, in 1,226 households, at 35.8 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 55971?

$88,750 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55971?

The closest are 55962 (5.9 mi), 55943 (9.1 mi), 55952 (9.6 mi), 55949 (11.8 mi) and 55979 (12 mi).

Is 55971 a PO Box ZIP code?

55971 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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