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50103

ZIP 50103 is Garden Grove, Iowa, in Decatur County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Decatur
Metro area
none
Population
453
Coordinates
40.7951, -93.6091
☼ Live from 50103 — Garden Grove, IA

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Where 50103 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50103
  • 🔢 Type 50103 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,103 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 293. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50102 (Garden City, IA, 101 mi away) and 50104 (Gibson, IA, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50103 becomes 30105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Armuchee, GA, 637 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01035, 01053, 01350, 01503, 03051, 03105, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03051 in Hudson, NH, 1,149 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯270 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50103 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 86.39°E — 982 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 59.2 square miles of land, 50103 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population453This ZIP453
Households199This ZIP199
Housing units214This ZIP214
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,063This ZIP$64,063Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$94,100This ZIP$94,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$764,000This ZIP$764,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$11,583,000This ZIP$11,583,000

Land area

Land area59.19 sq miThis ZIP59.19 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 50103

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

ZIP codes near 50103

ZIPCityDistance
50123 Humeston, IA 5.7 mi
50144 Leon, IA 8.0 mi
50264 Weldon, IA 8.5 mi
50262 Van Wert, IA 11.9 mi
50147 Lineville, IA 12.7 mi
50068 Derby, IA 12.9 mi
50052 Clio, IA 13.6 mi
50008 Allerton, IA 14.4 mi
50065 Davis City, IA 15.4 mi
50060 Corydon, IA 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50103?

50103 is in Garden Grove, Iowa, in Decatur County. Its published point location is 40.7951, -93.6091.

What county is 50103 in?

50103 lies in Decatur County.

What area code is 50103?

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

What time zone is 50103 in?

50103 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50103?

About 453 people live in ZIP code 50103, in 199 households, at 7.7 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 50103?

$64,063 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50103?

The closest are 50123 (5.7 mi), 50144 (8 mi), 50264 (8.5 mi), 50262 (11.9 mi) and 50147 (12.7 mi).

Is 50103 a PO Box ZIP code?

50103 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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