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50139

ZIP 50139 is Lacona, Iowa, mostly in Warren County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren +2 more
Population
1,025
Coordinates
41.1942, -93.3582
☼ Live from 50139 — Lacona, IA

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Where 50139 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 50139
  • 🔢 Type 50139 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,139 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 619. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50138 (Knoxville, IA, 15 mi away) and 50140 (Lamoni, IA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50139 becomes 93105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Santa Barbara, CA, 1,506 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09351, 10953, 13905, 15930, 19035, 19053, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09351 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,628 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯290 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50139 and you would come out at 41.19°S, 86.64°E — 974 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 85.4 square miles of land, 50139 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,025This ZIP1,025
Households434This ZIP434
Housing units532This ZIP532
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,400This ZIP$72,400Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$151,600This ZIP$151,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,049This ZIP$1,049Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute36.9 minThis ZIP36.9 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$2,671,000This ZIP$2,671,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$37,637,000This ZIP$37,637,000

Land area

Land area85.37 sq miThis ZIP85.37 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 50139 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 52.8%
Marion County 24.8%
Lucas County 22.4%

Other place names in 50139

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ZIP codes near 50139

ZIPCityDistance
50163 Melcher Dallas, IA 6.4 mi
50062 Melcher Dallas, IA 6.5 mi
50145 Liberty Center, IA 6.6 mi
50166 Milo, IA 7.2 mi
50272 Williamson, IA 9.0 mi
50151 Lucas, IA 10.5 mi
50049 Chariton, IA 11.5 mi
50057 Columbia, IA 11.7 mi
50001 Ackworth, IA 11.8 mi
50225 Pleasantville, IA 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50139?

50139 is in Lacona, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1942, -93.3582.

What county is 50139 in?

50139 spans 3 counties: Warren County, Marion County and Lucas County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 50139?

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

What time zone is 50139 in?

50139 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50139?

About 1,025 people live in ZIP code 50139, in 434 households, at 12.0 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 50139?

$72,400 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50139?

The closest are 50163 (6.4 mi), 50062 (6.5 mi), 50145 (6.6 mi), 50166 (7.2 mi) and 50272 (9 mi).

Is 50139 a PO Box ZIP code?

50139 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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