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50078

ZIP 50078 is Ferguson, Iowa, in Marshall County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall
Metro area
Marshalltown, IA
Population
85
Coordinates
41.9386, -92.8629
☼ Live from 50078 — Ferguson, IA

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Where 50078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50078
  • 🔢 Type 50078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,078 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 73. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50076 (Exira, IA, 105 mi away) and 50099 (Boone, IA, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50078 becomes 87005 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bluewater, NM, 937 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00785, 07058, 07508, 07850, 08057, 08075, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00785 in Guayama, PR, 2,284 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯332 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50078 and you would come out at 41.94°S, 87.14°E — 961 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 0.256 square miles of land, 50078 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 124 football fields.
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People and housing

Population85This ZIP85
Households40This ZIP40
Housing units50This ZIP50
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,500This ZIP$52,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$75,600This ZIP$75,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density332.0 / sq miThis ZIP332.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50078

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ZIP codes near 50078

ZIPCityDistance
50106 Gilman, IA 4.9 mi
50120 Haverhill, IA 6.2 mi
50142 Le Grand, IA 6.4 mi
50141 Laurel, IA 6.6 mi
50173 Montour, IA 7.9 mi
50158 Marshalltown, IA 7.9 mi
50162 Melbourne, IA 10.3 mi
50632 Garwin, IA 12.7 mi
50135 Kellogg, IA 13.5 mi
52339 Tama, IA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50078?

50078 is in Ferguson, Iowa, in Marshall County, part of the Marshalltown, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9386, -92.8629.

What county is 50078 in?

50078 lies in Marshall County.

What area code is 50078?

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

What time zone is 50078 in?

50078 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50078?

About 85 people live in ZIP code 50078, in 40 households, at 332.0 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 50078?

$52,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50078?

The closest are 50106 (4.9 mi), 50120 (6.2 mi), 50142 (6.4 mi), 50141 (6.6 mi) and 50173 (7.9 mi).

Is 50078 a PO Box ZIP code?

50078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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