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50111

ZIP 50111 is Grimes, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Population
16,865
Coordinates
41.6919, -93.8018
☼ Live from 50111 — Grimes, IA

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Where 50111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50111
  • 🔢 Type 50111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50111 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50110 (Gray, IA, 62 mi away) and 50112 (Grinnell, IA, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50111 becomes 11105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Astoria, NY, 1,033 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01115, 01151, 10115, 10151, 10511, 11051, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01151 in Indian Orchard, MA, 1,092 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯281 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50111 and you would come out at 41.69°S, 86.20°E — 934 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 25.1 square miles of land, 50111 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,865This ZIP16,865
Households6,292This ZIP6,292
Housing units6,399This ZIP6,399
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$120,769This ZIP$120,769Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$308,800This ZIP$308,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,251This ZIP$1,251Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%This ZIP51.9%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density671.6 / sq miThis ZIP671.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments484This ZIP484
Employees9,001This ZIP9,001
Annual payroll$556,319,000This ZIP$556,319,000
Tax returns filed8,400This ZIP8,400
Total adjusted gross income$890,287,000This ZIP$890,287,000

Land area

Land area25.11 sq miThis ZIP25.11 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 50111 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 66.1%
Dallas County 33.9%

Other place names in 50111

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ZIP codes near 50111

ZIPCityDistance
50323 Urbandale, IA 4.0 mi
50131 Johnston, IA 4.2 mi
50322 Urbandale, IA 5.3 mi
50325 Clive, IA 5.4 mi
50109 Granger, IA 5.5 mi
50398 Urbandale, IA 6.5 mi
50063 Dallas Center, IA 7.1 mi
50263 Waukee, IA 7.3 mi
50324 Windsor Heights, IA 7.6 mi
50310 Des Moines, IA 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50111?

50111 is in Grimes, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6919, -93.8018.

What county is 50111 in?

50111 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 50111?

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

What time zone is 50111 in?

50111 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50111?

About 16,865 people live in ZIP code 50111, in 6,292 households, at 671.6 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 50111?

$120,769 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50111?

The closest are 50323 (4 mi), 50131 (4.2 mi), 50322 (5.3 mi), 50325 (5.4 mi) and 50109 (5.5 mi).

Is 50111 a PO Box ZIP code?

50111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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