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50153

ZIP 50153 is Lynnville, Iowa, mostly in Jasper County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jasper +2 more
Population
890
Coordinates
41.5739, -92.8070
☼ Live from 50153 — Lynnville, IA

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Where 50153 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50153
  • 🔢 Type 50153 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50153 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50152 (Luther, IA, 59 mi away) and 50154 (Mc Callsburg, IA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50153 becomes 35105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01355, 01535, 05153, 05351, 10535, 10553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01535 in North Brookfield, MA, 1,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯325 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50153 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 87.19°E — 979 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 10m.
  • 📏 At 33.4 square miles of land, 50153 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population890This ZIP890
Households419This ZIP419
Housing units438This ZIP438
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,798This ZIP$73,798Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$181,300This ZIP$181,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$614This ZIP$614Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density26.7 / sq miThis ZIP26.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees166This ZIP166
Annual payroll$8,385,000This ZIP$8,385,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$31,475,000This ZIP$31,475,000

Land area

Land area33.39 sq miThis ZIP33.39 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 50153 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jasper County 87.9%
Mahaska County 8.8%
Poweshiek County 3.3%

Other place names in 50153

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

ZIP codes near 50153

ZIPCityDistance
50251 Sully, IA 3.3 mi
50242 Searsboro, IA 5.9 mi
50137 Killduff, IA 6.4 mi
50232 Reasnor, IA 8.5 mi
50219 Pella, IA 11.6 mi
50112 Grinnell, IA 12.0 mi
50135 Kellogg, IA 12.7 mi
50207 New Sharon, IA 13.2 mi
50171 Montezuma, IA 14.6 mi
50214 Otley, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50153?

50153 is in Lynnville, Iowa, in Jasper County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5739, -92.8070.

What county is 50153 in?

50153 spans 3 counties: Jasper County, Mahaska County and Poweshiek County. Most of it falls in Jasper 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 50153?

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

What time zone is 50153 in?

50153 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50153?

About 890 people live in ZIP code 50153, in 419 households, at 26.7 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 50153?

$73,798 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50153?

The closest are 50251 (3.3 mi), 50242 (5.9 mi), 50137 (6.4 mi), 50232 (8.5 mi) and 50219 (11.6 mi).

Is 50153 a PO Box ZIP code?

50153 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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