ZIP code · Knife River · Minnesota · United States

ZIP code 55609 — Knife River

ZIP code 55609 serves Knife River, Minnesota.

Postal code
55609
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Knife River
County
Lake FIPS 27075
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Coordinates
46.9539, -91.7780 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
118 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
47 / sq mi
Land area
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$76,538
Per-capita income
$37,814
Median age
87.4
Households
70
Housing units
165
Congressional district
MN-8 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
4b (-25 to -20 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
Area code
218 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 75°F), coldest Jan (avg low 7°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F242837485867757567544029
Avg low °F71021313946555649382614
Precip in1.01.21.52.63.34.24.03.53.53.02.21.6

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TWO HARBORS (7.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 55609

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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