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50115

ZIP 50115 is Guthrie Center, Iowa, in Guthrie County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guthrie
Population
2,809
Coordinates
41.6832, -94.5616
☼ Live from 50115 — Guthrie Center, IA

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Where 50115 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50115
  • 🔢 Type 50115 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,115 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 257. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50112 (Grinnell, IA, 95 mi away) and 50116 (Hamilton, IA, 89 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50115 becomes 51105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sioux City, IA, 109 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01515, 05151, 10155, 10551, 11055, 11550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01515 in East Brookfield, MA, 1,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯246 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50115 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 85.44°E — 905 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 172.2 square miles of land, 50115 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,809This ZIP2,809
Households1,213This ZIP1,213
Housing units1,333This ZIP1,333
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,848This ZIP$73,848Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$147,900This ZIP$147,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density16.3 / sq miThis ZIP16.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees685This ZIP685
Annual payroll$33,310,000This ZIP$33,310,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$92,400,000This ZIP$92,400,000

Land area

Land area172.22 sq miThis ZIP172.22 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 50115

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ZIP codes near 50115

ZIPCityDistance
50029 Bayard, IA 10.1 mi
50216 Panora, IA 10.7 mi
50117 Hamlin, IA 11.8 mi
50048 Casey, IA 12.0 mi
50002 Adair, IA 12.5 mi
50277 Yale, IA 13.2 mi
50026 Bagley, IA 13.4 mi
50058 Coon Rapids, IA 13.7 mi
50164 Menlo, IA 14.3 mi
50076 Exira, IA 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50115?

50115 is in Guthrie Center, Iowa, in Guthrie County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6832, -94.5616.

What county is 50115 in?

50115 lies in Guthrie County.

What area code is 50115?

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

What time zone is 50115 in?

50115 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50115?

About 2,809 people live in ZIP code 50115, in 1,213 households, at 16.3 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 50115?

$73,848 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50115?

The closest are 50029 (10.1 mi), 50216 (10.7 mi), 50117 (11.8 mi), 50048 (12 mi) and 50002 (12.5 mi).

Is 50115 a PO Box ZIP code?

50115 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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