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50029

ZIP 50029 is Bayard, Iowa, mostly in Guthrie County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guthrie +1 more
Population
523
Coordinates
41.8290, -94.5559
☼ Live from 50029 — Bayard, IA

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Where 50029 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 50029
  • 🔢 Type 50029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,029 = 7 × 7 × 1021. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50028 (Baxter, IA, 72 mi away) and 50031 (Beaver, IA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50029 becomes 92005, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00925, 00952, 02059, 02905, 05902, 09025, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09250 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯252 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50029 and you would come out at 41.83°S, 85.44°E — 898 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 38.4 square miles of land, 50029 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population523This ZIP523
Households241This ZIP241
Housing units283This ZIP283
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,125This ZIP$57,125Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$76,100This ZIP$76,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute37.9 minThis ZIP37.9 min
Population density13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$3,109,000This ZIP$3,109,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$14,352,000This ZIP$14,352,000

Land area

Land area38.41 sq miThis ZIP38.41 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 50029 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Guthrie County 92.2%
Greene County 7.8%

Other place names in 50029

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

ZIP codes near 50029

ZIPCityDistance
50026 Bagley, IA 5.8 mi
50058 Coon Rapids, IA 7.2 mi
50115 Guthrie Center, IA 10.1 mi
50277 Yale, IA 11.6 mi
51462 Scranton, IA 12.8 mi
50128 Jamaica, IA 13.3 mi
50216 Panora, IA 13.8 mi
51440 Dedham, IA 14.4 mi
51459 Ralston, IA 15.5 mi
50129 Jefferson, IA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50029?

50029 is in Bayard, Iowa, in Guthrie County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8290, -94.5559.

What county is 50029 in?

50029 spans 2 counties: Guthrie County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Guthrie 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 50029?

Bayard uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50029 in?

50029 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50029?

About 523 people live in ZIP code 50029, in 241 households, at 13.6 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 50029?

$57,125 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50029?

The closest are 50026 (5.8 mi), 50058 (7.2 mi), 50115 (10.1 mi), 50277 (11.6 mi) and 51462 (12.8 mi).

Is 50029 a PO Box ZIP code?

50029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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