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50003

ZIP 50003 is Adel, Iowa, in Dallas County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dallas
Population
9,948
Coordinates
41.6115, -94.0430
☼ Live from 50003 — Adel, IA

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Where 50003 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50003
  • 🔢 Type 50003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,003 = 31 × 1613. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50002 (Adair, IA, 32 mi away) and 50005 (Albion, IA, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50003 becomes 30005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alpharetta, GA, 746 miles away.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05030, 30005). The farthest-flung twin is 05030 in Ascutney, VT, 1,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯268 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50003 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 85.96°E — 928 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 115.0 square miles of land, 50003 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,948This ZIP9,948
Households3,731This ZIP3,731
Housing units3,863This ZIP3,863
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$103,114This ZIP$103,114Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$395,400This ZIP$395,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.2%This ZIP43.2%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density86.5 / sq miThis ZIP86.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments281This ZIP281
Employees2,172This ZIP2,172
Annual payroll$118,420,000This ZIP$118,420,000
Tax returns filed4,360This ZIP4,360
Total adjusted gross income$547,409,000This ZIP$547,409,000

Land area

Land area115.00 sq miThis ZIP115.00 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

Other place names in 50003

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ZIP codes near 50003

ZIPCityDistance
50069 De Soto, IA 6.3 mi
50063 Dallas Center, IA 7.9 mi
50263 Waukee, IA 8.5 mi
50233 Redfield, IA 8.7 mi
50167 Minburn, IA 9.2 mi
50038 Booneville, IA 9.4 mi
50072 Earlham, IA 10.5 mi
50261 Van Meter, IA 11.3 mi
50146 Linden, IA 11.7 mi
50323 Urbandale, IA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50003?

50003 is in Adel, Iowa, in Dallas County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6115, -94.0430.

What county is 50003 in?

50003 lies in Dallas County.

What area code is 50003?

Adel uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50003 in?

50003 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50003?

About 9,948 people live in ZIP code 50003, in 3,731 households, at 86.5 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 50003?

$103,114 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50003?

The closest are 50069 (6.3 mi), 50063 (7.9 mi), 50263 (8.5 mi), 50233 (8.7 mi) and 50167 (9.2 mi).

Is 50003 a PO Box ZIP code?

50003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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