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50066

ZIP 50066 is Dawson, Iowa, in Dallas County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dallas
Population
191
Coordinates
41.7981, -94.2334
☼ Live from 50066 — Dawson, IA

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Where 50066 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50066
  • 🔢 Type 50066 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,066 = 2 × 25033. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50065 (Davis City, IA, 85 mi away) and 50067 (Decatur, IA, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50066 becomes 66005, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00656, 05660, 06065, 06506, 06605, 50606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00656 in Guayanilla, PR, 2,303 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯265 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50066 and you would come out at 41.80°S, 85.77°E — 912 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 25.4 square miles of land, 50066 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population191This ZIP191
Households97This ZIP97
Housing units123This ZIP123
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,406This ZIP$66,406Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$167,900This ZIP$167,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,344This ZIP$1,344Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density7.5 / sq miThis ZIP7.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$364,000This ZIP$364,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$7,907,000This ZIP$7,907,000

Land area

Land area25.36 sq miThis ZIP25.36 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 50066

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ZIP codes near 50066

ZIPCityDistance
50128 Jamaica, IA 5.3 mi
50277 Yale, IA 5.7 mi
50220 Perry, IA 6.4 mi
50146 Linden, IA 8.2 mi
50235 Rippey, IA 9.2 mi
50216 Panora, IA 9.4 mi
50167 Minburn, IA 10.2 mi
50039 Bouton, IA 11.5 mi
50026 Bagley, IA 11.9 mi
50233 Redfield, IA 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50066?

50066 is in Dawson, Iowa, in Dallas County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7981, -94.2334.

What county is 50066 in?

50066 lies in Dallas County.

What area code is 50066?

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

What time zone is 50066 in?

50066 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50066?

About 191 people live in ZIP code 50066, in 97 households, at 7.5 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 50066?

$66,406 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50066?

The closest are 50128 (5.3 mi), 50277 (5.7 mi), 50220 (6.4 mi), 50146 (8.2 mi) and 50235 (9.2 mi).

Is 50066 a PO Box ZIP code?

50066 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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