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55981

ZIP 55981 is Wabasha, Minnesota, in Wabasha County; area code 651; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wabasha
Metro area
Rochester, MN
Population
3,955
Coordinates
44.3576, -92.0492
☼ Live from 55981 — Wabasha, MN

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Where 55981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 55981
  • 🔢 Type 55981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGSS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 55,981 = 17 × 37 × 89. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 55979 (Utica, MN, 30 mi away) and 55982 (Waltham, MN, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 55981 becomes 18955 — and that is a real ZIP code: Richlandtown, PA, 893 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15958, 18955, 55918, 59851, 89155, 89515, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95518 in Arcata, CA, 1,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯458 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 55981 and you would come out at 44.36°S, 87.95°E — 903 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 51.0 square miles of land, 55981 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,955This ZIP3,955
Households1,847This ZIP1,847
Housing units2,272This ZIP2,272
Median age55.8This ZIP55.8Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,607This ZIP$71,607Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$273,400This ZIP$273,400Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$756This ZIP$756Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density77.6 / sq miThis ZIP77.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments123This ZIP123
Employees1,406This ZIP1,406
Annual payroll$57,360,000This ZIP$57,360,000
Tax returns filed2,040This ZIP2,040
Total adjusted gross income$156,636,000This ZIP$156,636,000

Land area

Land area50.95 sq miThis ZIP50.95 sq mi
Water area6.39 sq miThis ZIP6.39 sq mi

Other place names in 55981

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ZIP codes near 55981

ZIPCityDistance
55968 Reads Landing, MN 3.4 mi
55945 Kellogg, MN 6.3 mi
54756 Nelson, WI 9.4 mi
54759 Pepin, WI 10.3 mi
54610 Alma, WI 10.8 mi
54769 Stockholm, WI 13.7 mi
55957 Millville, MN 14.2 mi
55041 Lake City, MN 14.3 mi
55964 Plainview, MN 14.7 mi
54622 Cochrane, WI 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 55981?

55981 is in Wabasha, Minnesota, in Wabasha County, part of the Rochester, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3576, -92.0492.

What county is 55981 in?

55981 lies in Wabasha County.

What area code is 55981?

Wabasha uses area code 651, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 55981 in?

55981 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 55981?

About 3,955 people live in ZIP code 55981, in 1,847 households, at 77.6 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 55981?

$71,607 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 55981?

The closest are 55968 (3.4 mi), 55945 (6.3 mi), 54756 (9.4 mi), 54759 (10.3 mi) and 54610 (10.8 mi).

Is 55981 a PO Box ZIP code?

55981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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