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Where 50152 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.
- 🔢 Type 50152 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,152 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6269. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001111101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50151 (Lucas, IA, 64 mi away) and 50153 (Lynnville, IA, 59 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50152 becomes 25105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02155 in Medford, MA, 1,159 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
- 🎯289 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50152 and you would come out at 41.97°S, 86.18°E — 921 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
- 📏 At 0.389 square miles of land, 50152 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 188 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 138This ZIP138 |
|---|---|
| Households | 51This ZIP51 |
| Housing units | 57This ZIP57 |
| Median age | 44.2This ZIP44.2Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $93,750This ZIP$93,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $183,300This ZIP$183,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.0%This ZIP26.0% |
| Mean commute | 27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min |
| Population density | 354.8 / sq miThis ZIP354.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50152
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50152
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50156 | Madrid, IA | 4.9 mi |
50037 | Boone, IA | 7.1 mi |
50099 | Boone, IA | 7.1 mi |
50134 | Kelley, IA | 7.6 mi |
50036 | Boone, IA | 8.2 mi |
50014 | Ames, IA | 8.3 mi |
50013 | Ames, IA | 8.8 mi |
50276 | Woodward, IA | 9.2 mi |
50243 | Sheldahl, IA | 9.5 mi |
50012 | Ames, IA | 9.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50152?
50152 is in Luther, Iowa, in Boone County, part of the Ames, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9687, -93.8176.
What county is 50152 in?
50152 lies in Boone County.
What area code is 50152?
Luther uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50152 in?
50152 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50152?
About 138 people live in ZIP code 50152, in 51 households, at 354.8 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 50152?
$93,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50152?
The closest are 50156 (4.9 mi), 50037 (7.1 mi), 50099 (7.1 mi), 50134 (7.6 mi) and 50036 (8.2 mi).
Is 50152 a PO Box ZIP code?
50152 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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