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50131

ZIP 50131 is Johnston, Iowa, in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Population
24,583
Coordinates
41.6968, -93.7208
☼ Live from 50131 — Johnston, IA

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Where 50131 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 50131
  • 🔢 Type 50131 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50131 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50130 (Jewell, IA, 42 mi away) and 50132 (Kamrar, IA, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50131 becomes 13105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01351, 01531, 10153, 11053, 11530, 13051, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01531 in New Braintree, MA, 1,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯285 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50131 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 86.28°E — 937 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 23.8 square miles of land, 50131 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,583This ZIP24,583
Households9,361This ZIP9,361
Housing units9,822This ZIP9,822
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$106,551This ZIP$106,551Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$369,400This ZIP$369,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,338This ZIP$1,338Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.7%This ZIP57.7%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density1,033.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,033.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments671This ZIP671
Employees15,205This ZIP15,205
Annual payroll$1,323,181,000This ZIP$1,323,181,000
Tax returns filed11,910This ZIP11,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,552,554,000This ZIP$1,552,554,000

Land area

Land area23.79 sq miThis ZIP23.79 sq mi
Water area4.12 sq miThis ZIP4.12 sq mi

Other place names in 50131

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

ZIP codes near 50131

ZIPCityDistance
50111 Grimes, IA 4.2 mi
50322 Urbandale, IA 4.4 mi
50398 Urbandale, IA 4.9 mi
50023 Ankeny, IA 5.1 mi
50310 Des Moines, IA 5.4 mi
50313 Des Moines, IA 5.7 mi
50324 Windsor Heights, IA 6.4 mi
50109 Granger, IA 6.6 mi
50323 Urbandale, IA 6.6 mi
50226 Polk City, IA 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50131?

50131 is in Johnston, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6968, -93.7208.

What county is 50131 in?

50131 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50131?

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

What time zone is 50131 in?

50131 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50131?

About 24,583 people live in ZIP code 50131, in 9,361 households, at 1,033.2 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 50131?

$106,551 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50131?

The closest are 50111 (4.2 mi), 50322 (4.4 mi), 50398 (4.9 mi), 50023 (5.1 mi) and 50310 (5.4 mi).

Is 50131 a PO Box ZIP code?

50131 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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