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50109

ZIP 50109 is Granger, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Population
3,309
Coordinates
41.7709, -93.8006
☼ Live from 50109 — Granger, IA

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Where 50109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50109
  • 🔢 Type 50109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,109 = 3 × 16703. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50108 (Grand River, IA, 66 mi away) and 50110 (Gray, IA, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50109 becomes 90105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00915, 00951, 01059, 01095, 01509, 01590, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00915 in San Juan, PR, 2,294 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50109 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 86.20°E — 931 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 20.0 square miles of land, 50109 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,309This ZIP3,309
Households1,239This ZIP1,239
Housing units1,432This ZIP1,432
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$118,669This ZIP$118,669Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$370,100This ZIP$370,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.2%This ZIP48.2%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density165.1 / sq miThis ZIP165.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees1,150This ZIP1,150
Annual payroll$84,243,000This ZIP$84,243,000
Tax returns filed1,750This ZIP1,750
Total adjusted gross income$222,809,000This ZIP$222,809,000

Land area

Land area20.04 sq miThis ZIP20.04 sq mi
Water area1.68 sq miThis ZIP1.68 sq mi

Counties 50109 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 53.1%
Dallas County 46.9%

Other place names in 50109

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

ZIP codes near 50109

ZIPCityDistance
50226 Polk City, IA 5.4 mi
50111 Grimes, IA 5.5 mi
50131 Johnston, IA 6.6 mi
50243 Sheldahl, IA 8.4 mi
50276 Woodward, IA 8.8 mi
50156 Madrid, IA 8.8 mi
50063 Dallas Center, IA 8.9 mi
50023 Ankeny, IA 9.3 mi
50323 Urbandale, IA 9.4 mi
50244 Slater, IA 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50109?

50109 is in Granger, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7709, -93.8006.

What county is 50109 in?

50109 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Dallas County. Most of it falls in Polk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 50109?

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

What time zone is 50109 in?

50109 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50109?

About 3,309 people live in ZIP code 50109, in 1,239 households, at 165.1 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 50109?

$118,669 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50109?

The closest are 50226 (5.4 mi), 50111 (5.5 mi), 50131 (6.6 mi), 50243 (8.4 mi) and 50276 (8.8 mi).

Is 50109 a PO Box ZIP code?

50109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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