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50027

ZIP 50027 is Barnes City, Iowa, mostly in Mahaska County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mahaska +1 more
Metro area
Oskaloosa, IA
Population
148
Coordinates
41.4821, -92.4694
☼ Live from 50027 — Barnes City, IA

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Where 50027 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50027
  • 🔢 Type 50027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,027 = 19 × 2633. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50026 (Bagley, IA, 105 mi away) and 50028 (Baxter, IA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50027 becomes 72005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amagon, AR, 418 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00725, 05072, 05702, 07052, 07205, 07502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00725 in Caguas, PR, 2,239 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯340 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50027 and you would come out at 41.48°S, 87.53°E — 997 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 27.7 square miles of land, 50027 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population148This ZIP148
Households78This ZIP78
Housing units88This ZIP88
Median age60.0This ZIP60.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,976This ZIP$52,976Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$85,000This ZIP$85,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%This ZIP6.3%
Mean commute52.7 minThis ZIP52.7 min
Population density5.3 / sq miThis ZIP5.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,257,000This ZIP$1,257,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,633,000This ZIP$6,633,000

Land area

Land area27.70 sq miThis ZIP27.70 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 50027 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mahaska County 99.3%
Poweshiek County 0.8%

Other place names in 50027

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

ZIP codes near 50027

ZIPCityDistance
50104 Gibson, IA 4.3 mi
50255 Thornburg, IA 7.3 mi
50171 Montezuma, IA 7.6 mi
50268 What Cheer, IA 7.6 mi
50136 Keswick, IA 9.2 mi
52222 Deep River, IA 9.3 mi
50207 New Sharon, IA 9.4 mi
52586 Rose Hill, IA 9.5 mi
50242 Searsboro, IA 12.8 mi
52550 Delta, IA 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50027?

50027 is in Barnes City, Iowa, in Mahaska County, part of the Oskaloosa, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4821, -92.4694.

What county is 50027 in?

50027 spans 2 counties: Mahaska County and Poweshiek County. Most of it falls in Mahaska 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 50027?

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

What time zone is 50027 in?

50027 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50027?

About 148 people live in ZIP code 50027, in 78 households, at 5.3 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 50027?

$52,976 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50027?

The closest are 50104 (4.3 mi), 50255 (7.3 mi), 50171 (7.6 mi), 50268 (7.6 mi) and 50136 (9.2 mi).

Is 50027 a PO Box ZIP code?

50027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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