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50047

ZIP 50047 is Carlisle, Iowa, mostly in Warren County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren +1 more
Population
6,690
Coordinates
41.4751, -93.4673
☼ Live from 50047 — Carlisle, IA

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Where 50047 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50047
  • 🔢 Type 50047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50047 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50046 (Cambridge, IA, 29 mi away) and 50048 (Casey, IA, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50047 becomes 74005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bartlesville, OK, 353 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00745, 00754, 04057, 04570, 04750, 05047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00754 in San Lorenzo, PR, 2,286 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯291 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50047 and you would come out at 41.48°S, 86.53°E — 957 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 67.3 square miles of land, 50047 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,690This ZIP6,690
Households2,312This ZIP2,312
Housing units2,449This ZIP2,449
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$106,389This ZIP$106,389Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$250,100This ZIP$250,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,227This ZIP$1,227Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density99.4 / sq miThis ZIP99.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees985This ZIP985
Annual payroll$53,172,000This ZIP$53,172,000
Tax returns filed2,950This ZIP2,950
Total adjusted gross income$249,650,000This ZIP$249,650,000

Land area

Land area67.31 sq miThis ZIP67.31 sq mi
Water area2.21 sq miThis ZIP2.21 sq mi

Counties 50047 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 75.6%
Polk County 24.4%

Other place names in 50047

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ZIP codes near 50047

ZIPCityDistance
50118 Hartford, IA 4.7 mi
50320 Des Moines, IA 6.7 mi
50237 Runnells, IA 7.0 mi
50252 Swan, IA 7.7 mi
50327 Pleasant Hill, IA 7.8 mi
50001 Ackworth, IA 8.5 mi
50315 Des Moines, IA 9.2 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 10.7 mi
50317 Des Moines, IA 10.8 mi
50321 Des Moines, IA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50047?

50047 is in Carlisle, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4751, -93.4673.

What county is 50047 in?

50047 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Polk County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 50047?

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

What time zone is 50047 in?

50047 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50047?

About 6,690 people live in ZIP code 50047, in 2,312 households, at 99.4 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 50047?

$106,389 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50047?

The closest are 50118 (4.7 mi), 50320 (6.7 mi), 50237 (7 mi), 50252 (7.7 mi) and 50327 (7.8 mi).

Is 50047 a PO Box ZIP code?

50047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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