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50001

ZIP 50001 is Ackworth, Iowa, in Warren County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren
Population
650
Coordinates
41.3535, -93.4388
☼ Live from 50001 — Ackworth, IA

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Where 50001 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 50001
  • 🔢 Type 50001 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,001 = 3 × 7 × 2381. Its digits add up to 6, a total 90 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49971 (White Pine, MI, 416 mi away) and 50002 (Adair, IA, 64 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50001 becomes 10005 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 1,012 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00501, 01005, 01050, 05001, 10005, 50010). The farthest-flung twin is 01005 in Barre, MA, 1,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯290 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50001 and you would come out at 41.35°S, 86.56°E — 964 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 23.6 square miles of land, 50001 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population650This ZIP650
Households232This ZIP232
Housing units238This ZIP238
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$131,875This ZIP$131,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,438This ZIP$1,438Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density27.6 / sq miThis ZIP27.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$4,448,000This ZIP$4,448,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$29,702,000This ZIP$29,702,000

Land area

Land area23.59 sq miThis ZIP23.59 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 50001

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ZIP codes near 50001

ZIPCityDistance
50166 Milo, IA 4.9 mi
50125 Indianola, IA 7.7 mi
50118 Hartford, IA 8.0 mi
50047 Carlisle, IA 8.5 mi
50225 Pleasantville, IA 8.7 mi
50252 Swan, IA 9.4 mi
50145 Liberty Center, IA 10.6 mi
50139 Lacona, IA 11.8 mi
50062 Melcher Dallas, IA 13.0 mi
50163 Melcher Dallas, IA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50001?

50001 is in Ackworth, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3535, -93.4388.

What county is 50001 in?

50001 lies in Warren County.

What time zone is 50001 in?

50001 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50001?

About 650 people live in ZIP code 50001, in 232 households, at 27.6 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 50001?

$131,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50001?

The closest are 50166 (4.9 mi), 50125 (7.7 mi), 50118 (8 mi), 50047 (8.5 mi) and 50225 (8.7 mi).

Is 50001 a PO Box ZIP code?

50001 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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