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50009

ZIP 50009 is Altoona, Iowa, in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Population
22,886
Coordinates
41.6434, -93.4597
☼ Live from 50009 — Altoona, IA

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Where 50009 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 50009
  • 🔢 Type 50009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,009 = 43 × 1163. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50008 (Allerton, IA, 67 mi away) and 50010 (Ames, IA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50009 becomes 90005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 1,447 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00950, 05009, 09050, 90005, 90050). The farthest-flung twin is 09050 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,753 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯296 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50009 and you would come out at 41.64°S, 86.54°E — 950 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 27.9 square miles of land, 50009 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,886This ZIP22,886
Households9,077This ZIP9,077
Housing units9,394This ZIP9,394
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$88,447This ZIP$88,447Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$278,300This ZIP$278,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,232This ZIP$1,232Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density820.5 / sq miThis ZIP820.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments506This ZIP506
Employees8,958This ZIP8,958
Annual payroll$414,335,000This ZIP$414,335,000
Tax returns filed11,020This ZIP11,020
Total adjusted gross income$918,307,000This ZIP$918,307,000

Land area

Land area27.89 sq miThis ZIP27.89 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 50009

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ZIP codes near 50009

ZIPCityDistance
50327 Pleasant Hill, IA 4.2 mi
50032 Berwick, IA 4.6 mi
50317 Des Moines, IA 4.9 mi
50035 Bondurant, IA 5.6 mi
50169 Mitchellville, IA 5.6 mi
50301 Des Moines, IA 6.1 mi
50302 Des Moines, IA 6.1 mi
50303 Des Moines, IA 6.1 mi
50304 Des Moines, IA 6.1 mi
50305 Des Moines, IA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50009?

50009 is in Altoona, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6434, -93.4597.

What county is 50009 in?

50009 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50009?

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

What time zone is 50009 in?

50009 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50009?

About 22,886 people live in ZIP code 50009, in 9,077 households, at 820.5 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 50009?

$88,447 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50009?

The closest are 50327 (4.2 mi), 50032 (4.6 mi), 50317 (4.9 mi), 50035 (5.6 mi) and 50169 (5.6 mi).

Is 50009 a PO Box ZIP code?

50009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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