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Where 50012 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.
- 🔢 Type 50012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,012 = 2 × 2 × 12503. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001101011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50011 (Ames, IA, 10 mi away) and 50013 (Ames, IA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50012 becomes 21005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 933 miles away.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01520, 02051, 02150, 05201, 10025, 10502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02051 in Marshfield Hills, MA, 1,171 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
- 🎯299 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50012 and you would come out at 42.03°S, 86.35°E — 925 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
- 📏 At 0.344 square miles of land, 50012 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 166 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,913This ZIP1,913 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4This ZIP4 |
| Housing units | 4This ZIP4 |
| Median age | 19.3This ZIP19.3Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Mean commute | 10.2 minThis ZIP10.2 min |
| Population density | 5,561.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,561.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 50012
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50012
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50013 | Ames, IA | 1.1 mi |
50014 | Ames, IA | 2.6 mi |
50010 | Ames, IA | 3.2 mi |
50105 | Gilbert, IA | 6.1 mi |
50134 | Kelley, IA | 6.3 mi |
50011 | Ames, IA | 9.5 mi |
50152 | Luther, IA | 9.6 mi |
50124 | Huxley, IA | 10.3 mi |
50201 | Nevada, IA | 10.6 mi |
50036 | Boone, IA | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50012?
50012 is in Ames, Iowa, in Story County, part of the Ames, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0297, -93.6505.
What county is 50012 in?
50012 lies in Story County.
What area code is 50012?
Ames uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50012 in?
50012 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50012?
About 1,913 people live in ZIP code 50012, in 4 households, at 5,561.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 50012?
The closest are 50013 (1.1 mi), 50014 (2.6 mi), 50010 (3.2 mi), 50105 (6.1 mi) and 50134 (6.3 mi).
Is 50012 a PO Box ZIP code?
50012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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