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50154

ZIP 50154 is Mc Callsburg, Iowa, mostly in Story County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Story +1 more
Metro area
Ames, IA
Population
394
Coordinates
42.1763, -93.3907
☼ Live from 50154 — Mc Callsburg, IA

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Where 50154 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 50154
  • 🔢 Type 50154 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,154 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 643. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50153 (Lynnville, IA, 51 mi away) and 50155 (Macksburg, IA, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50154 becomes 45105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bentonville, OH, 565 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 1,211 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯315 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50154 and you would come out at 42.18°S, 86.61°E — 930 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 23.7 square miles of land, 50154 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population394This ZIP394
Households187This ZIP187
Housing units207This ZIP207
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,219This ZIP$69,219Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$187,500This ZIP$187,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$676This ZIP$676Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$2,769,000This ZIP$2,769,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$19,654,000This ZIP$19,654,000

Land area

Land area23.67 sq miThis ZIP23.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50154 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Story County 84.4%
Hardin County 15.6%

Other place names in 50154

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

ZIP codes near 50154

ZIPCityDistance
50278 Zearing, IA 4.8 mi
50102 Garden City, IA 4.8 mi
50236 Roland, IA 5.1 mi
50230 Radcliffe, IA 9.3 mi
50122 Hubbard, IA 9.5 mi
50239 Saint Anthony, IA 9.9 mi
50201 Nevada, IA 10.2 mi
50011 Ames, IA 10.4 mi
50206 New Providence, IA 10.8 mi
50248 Story City, IA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50154?

50154 is in Mc Callsburg, Iowa, in Story County, part of the Ames, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1763, -93.3907.

What county is 50154 in?

50154 spans 2 counties: Story County and Hardin County. Most of it falls in Story 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 50154?

Mc Callsburg uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50154 in?

50154 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50154?

About 394 people live in ZIP code 50154, in 187 households, at 16.6 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 50154?

$69,219 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50154?

The closest are 50278 (4.8 mi), 50102 (4.8 mi), 50236 (5.1 mi), 50230 (9.3 mi) and 50122 (9.5 mi).

Is 50154 a PO Box ZIP code?

50154 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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