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55974

ZIP 55974 is Spring Grove, Minnesota, mostly in Houston County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston +1 more
Population
1,902
Coordinates
43.5771, -91.6480
☼ Live from 55974 — Spring Grove, MN

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Where 55974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55974
  • 🔢 Type 55974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,974 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 491. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55973 (Sargeant, MN, 58 mi away) and 55975 (Spring Valley, MN, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55974 becomes 47955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linden, IN, 339 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47955, 49755, 54759, 54957, 55479, 55749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95547 in Hydesville, CA, 1,665 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯441 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55974 and you would come out at 43.58°S, 88.35°E — 948 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 82.5 square miles of land, 55974 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,902This ZIP1,902
Households896This ZIP896
Housing units1,006This ZIP1,006
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$59,205This ZIP$59,205Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$186,300This ZIP$186,300Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density23.1 / sq miThis ZIP23.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees623This ZIP623
Annual payroll$25,876,000This ZIP$25,876,000
Tax returns filed1,010This ZIP1,010
Total adjusted gross income$66,098,000This ZIP$66,098,000

Land area

Land area82.46 sq miThis ZIP82.46 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 55974 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Houston County 96.0%
Fillmore County 4.0%

Other place names in 55974

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

ZIP codes near 55974

ZIPCityDistance
55954 Mabel, MN 6.8 mi
52149 Highlandville, IA 8.1 mi
55921 Caledonia, MN 9.1 mi
52140 Dorchester, IA 10.7 mi
55922 Canton, MN 12.4 mi
55931 Eitzen, MN 14.0 mi
55943 Houston, MN 14.6 mi
52101 Decorah, IA 15.9 mi
55962 Peterson, MN 16.1 mi
55949 Lanesboro, MN 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55974?

55974 is in Spring Grove, Minnesota, in Houston County, part of the La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5771, -91.6480.

What county is 55974 in?

55974 spans 2 counties: Houston County and Fillmore County. Most of it falls in Houston 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 55974?

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

What time zone is 55974 in?

55974 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55974?

About 1,902 people live in ZIP code 55974, in 896 households, at 23.1 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 55974?

$59,205 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55974?

The closest are 55954 (6.8 mi), 52149 (8.1 mi), 55921 (9.1 mi), 52140 (10.7 mi) and 55922 (12.4 mi).

Is 55974 a PO Box ZIP code?

55974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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