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50143

ZIP 50143 is Leighton, Iowa, mostly in Mahaska County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mahaska +1 more
Metro area
Oskaloosa, IA
Population
538
Coordinates
41.3418, -92.8047
☼ Live from 50143 — Leighton, IA

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Where 50143 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50143
  • 🔢 Type 50143 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,143 = 41 × 1223. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50142 (Le Grand, IA, 46 mi away) and 50144 (Leon, IA, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50143 becomes 34105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Naples, FL, 1,222 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01354, 01453, 01534, 01543, 03451, 04351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34051 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,263 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯320 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50143 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 87.20°E — 989 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 35.5 square miles of land, 50143 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population538This ZIP538
Households206This ZIP206
Housing units206This ZIP206
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,023This ZIP$86,023Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$314,600This ZIP$314,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density15.1 / sq miThis ZIP15.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$2,955,000This ZIP$2,955,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$23,758,000This ZIP$23,758,000

Land area

Land area35.54 sq miThis ZIP35.54 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 50143 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mahaska County 98.7%
Marion County 1.3%

Other place names in 50143

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

ZIP codes near 50143

ZIPCityDistance
50219 Pella, IA 7.2 mi
50119 Harvey, IA 7.3 mi
50256 Tracy, IA 7.7 mi
52534 Beacon, IA 8.0 mi
52577 Oskaloosa, IA 8.8 mi
52595 University Park, IA 10.5 mi
50207 New Sharon, IA 10.7 mi
50044 Bussey, IA 10.9 mi
50116 Hamilton, IA 14.6 mi
52553 Eddyville, IA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50143?

50143 is in Leighton, Iowa, in Mahaska County, part of the Oskaloosa, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3418, -92.8047.

What county is 50143 in?

50143 spans 2 counties: Mahaska County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Mahaska 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 50143?

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

What time zone is 50143 in?

50143 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50143?

About 538 people live in ZIP code 50143, in 206 households, at 15.1 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 50143?

$86,023 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50143?

The closest are 50219 (7.2 mi), 50119 (7.3 mi), 50256 (7.7 mi), 52534 (8 mi) and 52577 (8.8 mi).

Is 50143 a PO Box ZIP code?

50143 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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