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50039

ZIP 50039 is Bouton, Iowa, mostly in Dallas County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dallas +1 more
Population
344
Coordinates
41.8299, -94.0149
☼ Live from 50039 — Bouton, IA

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Where 50039 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 50039
  • 🔢 Type 50039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,039 = 11 × 4549. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50038 (Booneville, IA, 22 mi away) and 50040 (Boxholm, IA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50039 becomes 93005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ventura, CA, 1,464 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00935, 00953, 03590, 03905, 05039, 05903, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09053 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,758 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯276 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50039 and you would come out at 41.83°S, 85.99°E — 920 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 20.6 square miles of land, 50039 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population344This ZIP344
Households116This ZIP116
Housing units121This ZIP121
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,250This ZIP$86,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median gross rent$986This ZIP$986Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,684,000This ZIP$1,684,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$12,451,000This ZIP$12,451,000

Land area

Land area20.64 sq miThis ZIP20.64 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 50039 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dallas County 94.0%
Boone County 6.0%

Other place names in 50039

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

ZIP codes near 50039

ZIPCityDistance
50276 Woodward, IA 5.2 mi
50220 Perry, IA 5.5 mi
50167 Minburn, IA 6.1 mi
50063 Dallas Center, IA 10.0 mi
50066 Dawson, IA 11.5 mi
50109 Granger, IA 11.8 mi
50156 Madrid, IA 12.0 mi
50235 Rippey, IA 12.9 mi
50152 Luther, IA 14.0 mi
50212 Ogden, IA 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50039?

50039 is in Bouton, Iowa, in Dallas County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8299, -94.0149.

What county is 50039 in?

50039 spans 2 counties: Dallas County and Boone County. Most of it falls in Dallas 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 50039?

Bouton uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50039 in?

50039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50039?

About 344 people live in ZIP code 50039, in 116 households, at 16.7 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 50039?

$86,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50039?

The closest are 50276 (5.2 mi), 50220 (5.5 mi), 50167 (6.1 mi), 50063 (10 mi) and 50066 (11.5 mi).

Is 50039 a PO Box ZIP code?

50039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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