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Where 50101 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 50101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 50101 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001110110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50099 (Boone, IA, 44 mi away) and 50102 (Garden City, IA, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50101 becomes 10105 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 1,020 miles away.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01105, 01501, 01510, 05101, 10105, 10150, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01510 in Clinton, MA, 1,114 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
- 🎯323 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50101 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 86.37°E — 899 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
- 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 50101 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 57This ZIP57 |
|---|---|
| Households | 29This ZIP29 |
| Housing units | 47This ZIP47 |
| Median age | 44.4This ZIP44.4Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $173,542This ZIP$173,542Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $45,000This ZIP$45,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 51.3%This ZIP51.3% |
| Mean commute | 13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min |
| Population density | 5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.13 sq miThis ZIP10.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50101
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50101
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50071 | Dows, IA | 6.7 mi |
50470 | Rowan, IA | 6.8 mi |
50526 | Clarion, IA | 6.9 mi |
50525 | Clarion, IA | 7.5 mi |
50034 | Blairsburg, IA | 8.6 mi |
50599 | Woolstock, IA | 11.4 mi |
50227 | Popejoy, IA | 11.6 mi |
50421 | Belmond, IA | 12.2 mi |
50420 | Alexander, IA | 13.2 mi |
50271 | Williams, IA | 13.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50101?
50101 is in Galt, Iowa, in Wright County. Its published point location is 42.6671, -93.6342.
What county is 50101 in?
50101 lies in Wright County.
What time zone is 50101 in?
50101 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50101?
About 57 people live in ZIP code 50101, in 29 households, at 5.6 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 50101?
$173,542 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50101?
The closest are 50071 (6.7 mi), 50470 (6.8 mi), 50526 (6.9 mi), 50525 (7.5 mi) and 50034 (8.6 mi).
Is 50101 a PO Box ZIP code?
50101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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