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50028

ZIP 50028 is Baxter, Iowa, mostly in Jasper County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jasper +1 more
Population
1,981
Coordinates
41.8069, -93.1543
☼ Live from 50028 — Baxter, IA

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Where 50028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50028
  • 🔢 Type 50028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,028 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 379. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50027 (Barnes City, IA, 42 mi away) and 50029 (Bayard, IA, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50028 becomes 82005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fe Warren Afb, WY, 608 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05820, 08025, 08052, 08205, 08250, 08502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85002 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,182 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯315 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50028 and you would come out at 41.81°S, 86.85°E — 955 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 45.3 square miles of land, 50028 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,981This ZIP1,981
Households739This ZIP739
Housing units822This ZIP822
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,022This ZIP$72,022Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$206,300This ZIP$206,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density43.8 / sq miThis ZIP43.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees145This ZIP145
Annual payroll$5,132,000This ZIP$5,132,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$58,025,000This ZIP$58,025,000

Land area

Land area45.26 sq miThis ZIP45.26 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 50028 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jasper County 95.5%
Marshall County 4.5%

Other place names in 50028

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

ZIP codes near 50028

ZIPCityDistance
50127 Ira, IA 3.4 mi
50234 Rhodes, IA 5.8 mi
50168 Mingo, IA 6.5 mi
50055 Collins, IA 8.4 mi
50208 Newton, IA 8.9 mi
50054 Colfax, IA 9.1 mi
50162 Melbourne, IA 9.6 mi
50141 Laurel, IA 11.3 mi
50120 Haverhill, IA 12.4 mi
50161 Maxwell, IA 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50028?

50028 is in Baxter, Iowa, in Jasper County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8069, -93.1543.

What county is 50028 in?

50028 spans 2 counties: Jasper County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in Jasper 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 50028?

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

What time zone is 50028 in?

50028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50028?

About 1,981 people live in ZIP code 50028, in 739 households, at 43.8 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 50028?

$72,022 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50028?

The closest are 50127 (3.4 mi), 50234 (5.8 mi), 50168 (6.5 mi), 50055 (8.4 mi) and 50208 (8.9 mi).

Is 50028 a PO Box ZIP code?

50028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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