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50146

ZIP 50146 is Linden, Iowa, mostly in Dallas County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dallas +1 more
Population
577
Coordinates
41.6804, -94.2491
☼ Live from 50146 — Linden, IA

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Where 50146 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50146
  • 🔢 Type 50146 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,146 = 2 × 25073. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50145 (Liberty Center, IA, 51 mi away) and 50147 (Lineville, IA, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50146 becomes 64105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kansas City, MO, 179 miles away.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 1,151 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯260 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50146 and you would come out at 41.68°S, 85.75°E — 917 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 32.5 square miles of land, 50146 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population577This ZIP577
Households181This ZIP181
Housing units202This ZIP202
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$109,261This ZIP$109,261Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$425,500This ZIP$425,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density17.8 / sq miThis ZIP17.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees3This ZIP3
Annual payroll$68,000This ZIP$68,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$15,545,000This ZIP$15,545,000

Land area

Land area32.45 sq miThis ZIP32.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50146 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dallas County 88.6%
Guthrie County 11.4%

Other place names in 50146

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

ZIP codes near 50146

ZIPCityDistance
50233 Redfield, IA 5.1 mi
50216 Panora, IA 5.6 mi
50066 Dawson, IA 8.2 mi
50277 Yale, IA 8.3 mi
50167 Minburn, IA 11.2 mi
50003 Adel, IA 11.7 mi
50128 Jamaica, IA 12.4 mi
50220 Perry, IA 12.6 mi
50250 Stuart, IA 14.6 mi
50164 Menlo, IA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50146?

50146 is in Linden, Iowa, in Dallas County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6804, -94.2491.

What county is 50146 in?

50146 spans 2 counties: Dallas County and Guthrie County. Most of it falls in Dallas 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 50146?

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

What time zone is 50146 in?

50146 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50146?

About 577 people live in ZIP code 50146, in 181 households, at 17.8 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 50146?

$109,261 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50146?

The closest are 50233 (5.1 mi), 50216 (5.6 mi), 50066 (8.2 mi), 50277 (8.3 mi) and 50167 (11.2 mi).

Is 50146 a PO Box ZIP code?

50146 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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