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50128

ZIP 50128 is Jamaica, Iowa, mostly in Guthrie County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guthrie +2 more
Population
330
Coordinates
41.8556, -94.3002
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Where 50128 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 50128
  • 🔢 Type 50128 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,128 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 241. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50127 (Ira, IA, 56 mi away) and 50129 (Jefferson, IA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50128 becomes 82105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02185 in Braintree, MA, 1,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯264 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50128 and you would come out at 41.86°S, 85.70°E — 907 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 28.2 square miles of land, 50128 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population330This ZIP330
Households160This ZIP160
Housing units167This ZIP167
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$122,900This ZIP$122,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$498This ZIP$498Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density11.7 / sq miThis ZIP11.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$12,516,000This ZIP$12,516,000

Land area

Land area28.24 sq miThis ZIP28.24 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 50128 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Guthrie County 48.6%
Greene County 38.9%
Dallas County 12.5%

Other place names in 50128

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

ZIP codes near 50128

ZIPCityDistance
50066 Dawson, IA 5.3 mi
50277 Yale, IA 5.7 mi
50235 Rippey, IA 6.5 mi
50026 Bagley, IA 7.7 mi
50220 Perry, IA 9.3 mi
50216 Panora, IA 11.3 mi
50129 Jefferson, IA 11.6 mi
50146 Linden, IA 12.4 mi
50107 Grand Junction, IA 13.2 mi
50029 Bayard, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50128?

50128 is in Jamaica, Iowa, in Guthrie County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8556, -94.3002.

What county is 50128 in?

50128 spans 3 counties: Guthrie County, Greene County and Dallas County. Most of it falls in Guthrie 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 50128?

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

What time zone is 50128 in?

50128 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50128?

About 330 people live in ZIP code 50128, in 160 households, at 11.7 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 50128?

$61,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50128?

The closest are 50066 (5.3 mi), 50277 (5.7 mi), 50235 (6.5 mi), 50026 (7.7 mi) and 50220 (9.3 mi).

Is 50128 a PO Box ZIP code?

50128 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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