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50048

ZIP 50048 is Casey, Iowa, mostly in Guthrie County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guthrie +1 more
Population
562
Coordinates
41.5125, -94.5201
☼ Live from 50048 — Casey, IA

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Where 50048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50048
  • 🔢 Type 50048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50047 (Carlisle, IA, 55 mi away) and 50049 (Chariton, IA, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50048 becomes 84005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eagle Mountain, UT, 915 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04085, 04850, 05048, 05084, 05408, 05840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04850 in Lincolnville Center, ME, 1,295 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯242 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50048 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 85.48°E — 914 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 85.9 square miles of land, 50048 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population562This ZIP562
Households253This ZIP253
Housing units280This ZIP280
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,688This ZIP$54,688Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$101,600This ZIP$101,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density6.5 / sq miThis ZIP6.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees149This ZIP149
Annual payroll$7,033,000This ZIP$7,033,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$26,730,000This ZIP$26,730,000

Land area

Land area85.92 sq miThis ZIP85.92 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 50048 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Guthrie County 55.9%
Adair County 44.1%

Other place names in 50048

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

ZIP codes near 50048

ZIPCityDistance
50164 Menlo, IA 4.6 mi
50002 Adair, IA 6.6 mi
50250 Stuart, IA 9.2 mi
50115 Guthrie Center, IA 12.0 mi
50020 Anita, IA 13.3 mi
50846 Fontanelle, IA 14.4 mi
50216 Panora, IA 15.4 mi
50070 Dexter, IA 15.6 mi
50849 Greenfield, IA 16.2 mi
50233 Redfield, IA 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50048?

50048 is in Casey, Iowa, in Guthrie County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5125, -94.5201.

What county is 50048 in?

50048 spans 2 counties: Guthrie County and Adair 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 50048?

Casey uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50048 in?

50048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50048?

About 562 people live in ZIP code 50048, in 253 households, at 6.5 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 50048?

$54,688 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50048?

The closest are 50164 (4.6 mi), 50002 (6.6 mi), 50250 (9.2 mi), 50115 (12 mi) and 50020 (13.3 mi).

Is 50048 a PO Box ZIP code?

50048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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