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50054

ZIP 50054 is Colfax, Iowa, in Jasper County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jasper
Population
3,166
Coordinates
41.6883, -93.2318
☼ Live from 50054 — Colfax, IA

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Where 50054 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50054
  • 🔢 Type 50054 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,054 = 2 × 29 × 863. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50052 (Clio, IA, 73 mi away) and 50055 (Collins, IA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50054 becomes 45005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Franklin, OH, 492 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04055, 05045, 05054, 05405, 05450, 40055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04055 in Naples, ME, 1,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯308 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50054 and you would come out at 41.69°S, 86.77°E — 957 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 61.0 square miles of land, 50054 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,166This ZIP3,166
Households1,189This ZIP1,189
Housing units1,283This ZIP1,283
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$89,940This ZIP$89,940Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$211,500This ZIP$211,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density51.9 / sq miThis ZIP51.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees370This ZIP370
Annual payroll$14,414,000This ZIP$14,414,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$115,976,000This ZIP$115,976,000

Land area

Land area61.01 sq miThis ZIP61.01 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Other place names in 50054

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

ZIP codes near 50054

ZIPCityDistance
50127 Ira, IA 6.5 mi
50169 Mitchellville, IA 6.6 mi
50168 Mingo, IA 7.3 mi
50228 Prairie City, IA 8.3 mi
50028 Baxter, IA 9.1 mi
50208 Newton, IA 10.0 mi
50035 Bondurant, IA 11.9 mi
50009 Altoona, IA 12.2 mi
50237 Runnells, IA 12.2 mi
50170 Monroe, IA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50054?

50054 is in Colfax, Iowa, in Jasper County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6883, -93.2318.

What county is 50054 in?

50054 lies in Jasper County.

What area code is 50054?

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

What time zone is 50054 in?

50054 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50054?

About 3,166 people live in ZIP code 50054, in 1,189 households, at 51.9 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 50054?

$89,940 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50054?

The closest are 50127 (6.5 mi), 50169 (6.6 mi), 50168 (7.3 mi), 50228 (8.3 mi) and 50028 (9.1 mi).

Is 50054 a PO Box ZIP code?

50054 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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