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50125

ZIP 50125 is Indianola, Iowa, in Warren County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren
Population
20,121
Coordinates
41.3352, -93.5846
☼ Live from 50125 — Indianola, IA

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Where 50125 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50125
  • 🔢 Type 50125 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,125 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 401. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50124 (Huxley, IA, 38 mi away) and 50126 (Iowa Falls, IA, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50125 becomes 52105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02155 in Medford, MA, 1,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯282 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50125 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 86.42°E — 959 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 162.4 square miles of land, 50125 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,121This ZIP20,121
Households7,685This ZIP7,685
Housing units8,093This ZIP8,093
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,848This ZIP$84,848Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$258,900This ZIP$258,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$992This ZIP$992Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density123.9 / sq miThis ZIP123.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees5,808This ZIP5,808
Annual payroll$240,595,000This ZIP$240,595,000
Tax returns filed9,460This ZIP9,460
Total adjusted gross income$828,067,000This ZIP$828,067,000

Land area

Land area162.39 sq miThis ZIP162.39 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Other place names in 50125

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

ZIP codes near 50125

ZIPCityDistance
50001 Ackworth, IA 7.7 mi
50241 Saint Marys, IA 8.0 mi
50160 Martensdale, IA 8.4 mi
50166 Milo, IA 8.8 mi
50229 Prole, IA 10.3 mi
50211 Norwalk, IA 10.4 mi
50145 Liberty Center, IA 10.4 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 11.0 mi
50240 Saint Charles, IA 11.1 mi
50210 New Virginia, IA 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50125?

50125 is in Indianola, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3352, -93.5846.

What county is 50125 in?

50125 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 50125?

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

What time zone is 50125 in?

50125 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50125?

About 20,121 people live in ZIP code 50125, in 7,685 households, at 123.9 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 50125?

$84,848 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50125?

The closest are 50001 (7.7 mi), 50241 (8 mi), 50160 (8.4 mi), 50166 (8.8 mi) and 50229 (10.3 mi).

Is 50125 a PO Box ZIP code?

50125 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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