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Where 50040 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 50040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 139. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001101111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50039 (Bouton, IA, 24 mi away) and 50041 (Bradford, IA, 54 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50040 becomes 04005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Biddeford, ME, 1,196 miles away.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04005, 04050, 05040, 40050). The farthest-flung twin is 04050 in Long Island, ME, 1,212 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50040 and you would come out at 42.17°S, 85.90°E — 901 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 50040 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 168This ZIP168 |
|---|---|
| Households | 71This ZIP71 |
| Housing units | 87This ZIP87 |
| Median age | 36.5This ZIP36.5Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,375This ZIP$49,375Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,500This ZIP$86,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $556This ZIP$556Iowa$972US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.2%This ZIP5.2% |
| Mean commute | 40.4 minThis ZIP40.4 min |
| Population density | 111.9 / sq miThis ZIP111.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 16This ZIP16 |
| Annual payroll | $1,147,000This ZIP$1,147,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50040
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50040
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50223 | Pilot Mound, IA | 3.2 mi |
50544 | Harcourt, IA | 6.6 mi |
50530 | Dayton, IA | 7.4 mi |
50217 | Paton, IA | 7.7 mi |
50064 | Dana, IA | 7.9 mi |
50031 | Beaver, IA | 9.5 mi |
50212 | Ogden, IA | 9.6 mi |
50107 | Grand Junction, IA | 11.2 mi |
50521 | Burnside, IA | 11.9 mi |
50249 | Stratford, IA | 12.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50040?
50040 is in Boxholm, Iowa, in Boone County, part of the Ames, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1736, -94.1012.
What county is 50040 in?
50040 lies in Boone County.
What area code is 50040?
Boxholm uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50040 in?
50040 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50040?
About 168 people live in ZIP code 50040, in 71 households, at 111.9 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 50040?
$49,375 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50040?
The closest are 50223 (3.2 mi), 50544 (6.6 mi), 50530 (7.4 mi), 50217 (7.7 mi) and 50064 (7.9 mi).
Is 50040 a PO Box ZIP code?
50040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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