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50158

ZIP 50158 is Marshalltown, Iowa, mostly in Marshall County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall +1 more
Metro area
Marshalltown, IA
Population
31,396
Coordinates
42.0498, -92.9007
☼ Live from 50158 — Marshalltown, IA

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Where 50158 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50158
  • 🔢 Type 50158 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,158 = 2 × 31 × 809. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50157 (Malcom, IA, 28 mi away) and 50160 (Martensdale, IA, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50158 becomes 85105, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01585, 05158, 05851, 08515, 08551, 15085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85015 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,199 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯334 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50158 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 87.10°E — 955 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 212.2 square miles of land, 50158 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 161 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,396This ZIP31,396
Households11,788This ZIP11,788
Housing units12,831This ZIP12,831
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,367This ZIP$70,367Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$140,700This ZIP$140,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$892This ZIP$892Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density148.0 / sq miThis ZIP148.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments661This ZIP661
Employees12,582This ZIP12,582
Annual payroll$651,748,000This ZIP$651,748,000
Tax returns filed13,900This ZIP13,900
Total adjusted gross income$910,193,000This ZIP$910,193,000

Land area

Land area212.15 sq miThis ZIP212.15 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 50158 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 98.6%
Tama County 1.4%

Other place names in 50158

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ZIP codes near 50158

ZIPCityDistance
50142 Le Grand, IA 7.1 mi
50078 Ferguson, IA 7.9 mi
50005 Albion, IA 8.9 mi
50120 Haverhill, IA 9.1 mi
50148 Liscomb, IA 10.3 mi
50632 Garwin, IA 10.6 mi
50173 Montour, IA 11.3 mi
50162 Melbourne, IA 11.8 mi
50106 Gilman, IA 12.6 mi
50141 Laurel, IA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50158?

50158 is in Marshalltown, Iowa, in Marshall County, part of the Marshalltown, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0498, -92.9007.

What county is 50158 in?

50158 spans 2 counties: Marshall County and Tama County. Most of it falls in Marshall 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 50158?

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

What time zone is 50158 in?

50158 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50158?

About 31,396 people live in ZIP code 50158, in 11,788 households, at 148.0 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 50158?

$70,367 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50158?

The closest are 50142 (7.1 mi), 50078 (7.9 mi), 50005 (8.9 mi), 50120 (9.1 mi) and 50148 (10.3 mi).

Is 50158 a PO Box ZIP code?

50158 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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