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Where 50013 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 50013 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,013 = 3 × 3 × 5557. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001101011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50012 (Ames, IA, 1 mi away) and 50014 (Ames, IA, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50013 becomes 31005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bonaire, GA, 856 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01035, 01053, 01350, 01503, 03051, 03105, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03051 in Hudson, NH, 1,133 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
- 🎯298 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50013 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 86.34°E — 926 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 0.638 square miles of land, 50013 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 309 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 4,211This ZIP4,211 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.4This ZIP19.4Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 93.0%This ZIP93.0% |
| Mean commute | 9.7 minThis ZIP9.7 min |
| Population density | 6,600.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,600.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50013
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50013
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50012 | Ames, IA | 1.1 mi |
50014 | Ames, IA | 2.9 mi |
50010 | Ames, IA | 3.7 mi |
50134 | Kelley, IA | 5.3 mi |
50105 | Gilbert, IA | 7.2 mi |
50152 | Luther, IA | 8.8 mi |
50124 | Huxley, IA | 9.4 mi |
50011 | Ames, IA | 10.0 mi |
50243 | Sheldahl, IA | 10.6 mi |
50156 | Madrid, IA | 10.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50013?
50013 is in Ames, Iowa, in Story County, part of the Ames, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0149, -93.6578.
What county is 50013 in?
50013 lies in Story County.
What area code is 50013?
Ames uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50013 in?
50013 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50013?
About 4,211 people live in ZIP code 50013, at 6,600.3 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 50013?
The closest are 50012 (1.1 mi), 50014 (2.9 mi), 50010 (3.7 mi), 50134 (5.3 mi) and 50105 (7.2 mi).
Is 50013 a PO Box ZIP code?
50013 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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