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55976

ZIP 55976 is Stewartville, Minnesota, mostly in Olmsted County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Olmsted +2 more
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
8,509
Coordinates
43.8638, -92.4841
☼ Live from 55976 — Stewartville, MN

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Where 55976 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 55976
  • 🔢 Type 55976 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,976 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6997. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55975 (Spring Valley, MN, 14 mi away) and 55977 (Taopi, MN, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55976 becomes 67955, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55769, 55796, 55967, 56579, 56759, 57569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96755 in Kapaau, HI, 3,944 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯420 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55976 and you would come out at 43.86°S, 87.52°E — 902 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 91.0 square miles of land, 55976 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,509This ZIP8,509
Households3,151This ZIP3,151
Housing units3,485This ZIP3,485
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,330This ZIP$87,330Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$280,200This ZIP$280,200Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,086This ZIP$1,086Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%This ZIP32.6%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density93.5 / sq miThis ZIP93.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees2,301This ZIP2,301
Annual payroll$105,156,000This ZIP$105,156,000
Tax returns filed4,120This ZIP4,120
Total adjusted gross income$320,947,000This ZIP$320,947,000

Land area

Land area91.04 sq miThis ZIP91.04 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 55976 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Olmsted County 83.1%
Fillmore County 15.4%
Mower County 1.5%

Other place names in 55976

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ZIP codes near 55976

ZIPCityDistance
55967 Racine, MN 5.1 mi
55904 Rochester, MN 7.4 mi
55902 Rochester, MN 7.5 mi
55903 Rochester, MN 11.3 mi
55936 Grand Meadow, MN 12.0 mi
55920 Byron, MN 12.3 mi
55905 Rochester, MN 13.4 mi
55926 Dexter, MN 13.9 mi
55975 Spring Valley, MN 14.2 mi
55944 Kasson, MN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55976?

55976 is in Stewartville, Minnesota, in Olmsted County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.8638, -92.4841.

What county is 55976 in?

55976 spans 3 counties: Olmsted County, Fillmore County and Mower 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 55976?

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

What time zone is 55976 in?

55976 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55976?

About 8,509 people live in ZIP code 55976, in 3,151 households, at 93.5 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 55976?

$87,330 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55976?

The closest are 55967 (5.1 mi), 55904 (7.4 mi), 55902 (7.5 mi), 55903 (11.3 mi) and 55936 (12 mi).

Is 55976 a PO Box ZIP code?

55976 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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