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50002

ZIP 50002 is Adair, Iowa, mostly in Guthrie County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guthrie +2 more
Population
1,496
Coordinates
41.5148, -94.6483
☼ Live from 50002 — Adair, IA

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Where 50002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50002
  • 🔢 Type 50002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,002 = 2 × 23 × 1087. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50001 (Ackworth, IA, 64 mi away) and 50003 (Adel, IA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50002 becomes 20005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 945 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02050, 20005, 20050, 20500, 50020). The farthest-flung twin is 02050 in Marshfield, MA, 1,229 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯237 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50002 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 85.35°E — 909 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 110.6 square miles of land, 50002 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,496This ZIP1,496
Households648This ZIP648
Housing units729This ZIP729
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$79,071This ZIP$79,071Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$237,700This ZIP$237,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density13.5 / sq miThis ZIP13.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees363This ZIP363
Annual payroll$20,399,000This ZIP$20,399,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$43,792,000This ZIP$43,792,000

Land area

Land area110.59 sq miThis ZIP110.59 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 50002 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Guthrie County 53.4%
Adair County 45.2%
Audubon County 1.4%

Other place names in 50002

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

ZIP codes near 50002

ZIPCityDistance
50048 Casey, IA 6.6 mi
50020 Anita, IA 8.0 mi
50164 Menlo, IA 11.2 mi
50076 Exira, IA 11.3 mi
50115 Guthrie Center, IA 12.5 mi
50042 Brayton, IA 13.4 mi
50117 Hamlin, IA 13.6 mi
50274 Wiota, IA 14.3 mi
50846 Fontanelle, IA 14.7 mi
50250 Stuart, IA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50002?

50002 is in Adair, Iowa, in Guthrie County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5148, -94.6483.

What county is 50002 in?

50002 spans 3 counties: Guthrie County, Adair County and Audubon County. Most of it falls in Guthrie 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 50002?

Adair uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50002 in?

50002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50002?

About 1,496 people live in ZIP code 50002, in 648 households, at 13.5 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 50002?

$79,071 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50002?

The closest are 50048 (6.6 mi), 50020 (8 mi), 50164 (11.2 mi), 50076 (11.3 mi) and 50115 (12.5 mi).

Is 50002 a PO Box ZIP code?

50002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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