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56055

ZIP 56055 is Lake Crystal, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County; area code 507; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blue Earth
Metro area
Mankato, MN
Population
3,898
Coordinates
44.1285, -94.2353
☼ Live from 56055 — Lake Crystal, MN

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Where 56055 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 56055
  • 🔢 Type 56055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOgS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 56,055 = 3 × 5 × 37 × 101. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1101101011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 56054 (Lafayette, MN, 22 mi away) and 56056 (La Salle, MN, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 56055 becomes 55065 — and that is a real ZIP code: Randolph, MN, 67 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05655, 50556, 50565, 50655, 55056, 55065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05655 in Hyde Park, VT, 1,067 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯371 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 56055 and you would come out at 44.13°S, 85.76°E — 818 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 118.2 square miles of land, 56055 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,898This ZIP3,898
Households1,645This ZIP1,645
Housing units1,723This ZIP1,723
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Minnesota38.8US 38.9
Median household income$90,987This ZIP$90,987Minnesota$89,062US $80,734
Median home value$226,100This ZIP$226,100Minnesota$329,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Minnesota$1,280US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density33.0 / sq miThis ZIP33.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees1,064This ZIP1,064
Annual payroll$59,439,000This ZIP$59,439,000
Tax returns filed1,950This ZIP1,950
Total adjusted gross income$157,492,000This ZIP$157,492,000

Land area

Land area118.18 sq miThis ZIP118.18 sq mi
Water area3.07 sq miThis ZIP3.07 sq mi

Other place names in 56055

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

ZIP codes near 56055

ZIPCityDistance
56034 Garden City, MN 7.4 mi
56003 Mankato, MN 9.5 mi
56062 Madelia, MN 10.5 mi
56002 Mankato, MN 11.4 mi
56021 Courtland, MN 11.8 mi
56084 Searles, MN 12.1 mi
56090 Vernon Center, MN 12.2 mi
56037 Good Thunder, MN 12.7 mi
56001 Mankato, MN 12.7 mi
56074 Nicollet, MN 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 56055?

56055 is in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, in Blue Earth County, part of the Mankato, MN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.1285, -94.2353.

What county is 56055 in?

56055 lies in Blue Earth County.

What area code is 56055?

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

What time zone is 56055 in?

56055 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 56055?

About 3,898 people live in ZIP code 56055, in 1,645 households, at 33.0 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 56055?

$90,987 a year, against $89,062 across Minnesota.

What ZIP codes are near 56055?

The closest are 56034 (7.4 mi), 56003 (9.5 mi), 56062 (10.5 mi), 56002 (11.4 mi) and 56021 (11.8 mi).

Is 56055 a PO Box ZIP code?

56055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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