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50073

ZIP 50073 is Elkhart, Iowa, in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Population
1,208
Coordinates
41.7921, -93.5240
☼ Live from 50073 — Elkhart, IA

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Where 50073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50073
  • 🔢 Type 50073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,073 = 3 × 16691. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50072 (Earlham, IA, 38 mi away) and 50074 (Ellston, IA, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50073 becomes 37005, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00735, 03057, 03570, 03750, 05037, 05073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00735 in Ceiba, PR, 2,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯297 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50073 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 86.48°E — 941 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 26.2 square miles of land, 50073 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,208This ZIP1,208
Households531This ZIP531
Housing units614This ZIP614
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$100,972This ZIP$100,972Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$274,700This ZIP$274,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$841This ZIP$841Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.7%This ZIP36.7%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density46.1 / sq miThis ZIP46.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees285This ZIP285
Annual payroll$17,059,000This ZIP$17,059,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$69,348,000This ZIP$69,348,000

Land area

Land area26.20 sq miThis ZIP26.20 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 50073

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

ZIP codes near 50073

ZIPCityDistance
50007 Alleman, IA 4.0 mi
50021 Ankeny, IA 5.1 mi
50035 Bondurant, IA 5.8 mi
50046 Cambridge, IA 6.6 mi
50023 Ankeny, IA 7.1 mi
50161 Maxwell, IA 7.4 mi
50124 Huxley, IA 7.6 mi
50244 Slater, IA 7.7 mi
50301 Des Moines, IA 8.6 mi
50302 Des Moines, IA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50073?

50073 is in Elkhart, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7921, -93.5240.

What county is 50073 in?

50073 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50073?

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

What time zone is 50073 in?

50073 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50073?

About 1,208 people live in ZIP code 50073, in 531 households, at 46.1 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 50073?

$100,972 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50073?

The closest are 50007 (4 mi), 50021 (5.1 mi), 50035 (5.8 mi), 50046 (6.6 mi) and 50023 (7.1 mi).

Is 50073 a PO Box ZIP code?

50073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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