50127
ZIP 50127 is Ira, Iowa, in Jasper County; area code 641; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Jasper
- Metro area
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- Population
- 10
- Coordinates
- 41.7812, -93.2113
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Where 50127 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.
- 🔢 Type 50127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,127 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 11 × 31. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001111001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50126 (Iowa Falls, IA, 50 mi away) and 50128 (Jamaica, IA, 56 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50127 becomes 72105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jones Mill, AR, 508 miles away.
- 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02571 in Wareham, MA, 1,157 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
- 🎯311 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50127 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 86.79°E — 954 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 0.586 square miles of land, 50127 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 284 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10This ZIP10 |
| Housing units | 32This ZIP32 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 50127
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50028 | Baxter, IA | 3.4 mi |
50168 | Mingo, IA | 3.5 mi |
50054 | Colfax, IA | 6.5 mi |
50234 | Rhodes, IA | 7.5 mi |
50055 | Collins, IA | 8.0 mi |
50208 | Newton, IA | 10.1 mi |
50161 | Maxwell, IA | 10.4 mi |
50169 | Mitchellville, IA | 11.3 mi |
50162 | Melbourne, IA | 12.7 mi |
50035 | Bondurant, IA | 13.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50127?
50127 is in Ira, Iowa, in Jasper County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7812, -93.2113.
What county is 50127 in?
50127 lies in Jasper County.
What area code is 50127?
Ira uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50127 in?
50127 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50127?
About 10 people live in ZIP code 50127, in 10 households, at 17.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 50127?
The closest are 50028 (3.4 mi), 50168 (3.5 mi), 50054 (6.5 mi), 50234 (7.5 mi) and 50055 (8 mi).
Is 50127 a PO Box ZIP code?
50127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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