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Where 50031 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 50031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,031 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 17 × 109. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001101101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50029 (Bayard, IA, 26 mi away) and 50032 (Berwick, IA, 40 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50031 becomes 13005, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 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, 1,157 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯277 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50031 and you would come out at 42.04°S, 85.86°E — 905 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 06m.
- 📏 At 0.206 square miles of land, 50031 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 100 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 51This ZIP51 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16This ZIP16 |
| Housing units | 22This ZIP22 |
| Median age | 38.1This ZIP38.1Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,750This ZIP$73,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $56,300This ZIP$56,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.4%This ZIP7.4% |
| Population density | 247.6 / sq miThis ZIP247.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50031
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50031
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50212 | Ogden, IA | 3.8 mi |
50107 | Grand Junction, IA | 4.1 mi |
50064 | Dana, IA | 6.2 mi |
50235 | Rippey, IA | 8.6 mi |
50040 | Boxholm, IA | 9.5 mi |
50223 | Pilot Mound, IA | 10.7 mi |
50217 | Paton, IA | 11.5 mi |
50129 | Jefferson, IA | 12.3 mi |
50059 | Cooper, IA | 13.2 mi |
50037 | Boone, IA | 13.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50031?
50031 is in Beaver, Iowa, in Boone County, part of the Ames, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0389, -94.1400.
What county is 50031 in?
50031 lies in Boone County.
What area code is 50031?
Beaver uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50031 in?
50031 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50031?
About 51 people live in ZIP code 50031, in 16 households, at 247.6 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 50031?
$73,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50031?
The closest are 50212 (3.8 mi), 50107 (4.1 mi), 50064 (6.2 mi), 50235 (8.6 mi) and 50040 (9.5 mi).
Is 50031 a PO Box ZIP code?
50031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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