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50160

ZIP 50160 is Martensdale, Iowa, in Warren County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren
Population
569
Coordinates
41.3739, -93.7387
☼ Live from 50160 — Martensdale, IA

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Where 50160 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50160
  • 🔢 Type 50160 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,160 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50158 (Marshalltown, IA, 64 mi away) and 50161 (Maxwell, IA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50160 becomes 06105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hartford, CT, 1,085 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01560 in South Grafton, MA, 1,135 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯275 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50160 and you would come out at 41.37°S, 86.26°E — 951 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 0.368 square miles of land, 50160 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 178 football fields.
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People and housing

Population569This ZIP569
Households238This ZIP238
Housing units251This ZIP251
Median age30.3This ZIP30.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,500This ZIP$57,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$181,400This ZIP$181,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density1,546.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,546.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,719,000This ZIP$1,719,000

Land area

Land area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50160

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ZIP codes near 50160

ZIPCityDistance
50229 Prole, IA 1.9 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 3.0 mi
50241 Saint Marys, IA 4.6 mi
50211 Norwalk, IA 5.9 mi
50240 Saint Charles, IA 6.0 mi
50218 Patterson, IA 7.4 mi
50061 Cumming, IA 7.7 mi
50125 Indianola, IA 8.4 mi
50265 West Des Moines, IA 11.7 mi
50261 Van Meter, IA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50160?

50160 is in Martensdale, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3739, -93.7387.

What county is 50160 in?

50160 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 50160?

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

What time zone is 50160 in?

50160 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50160?

About 569 people live in ZIP code 50160, in 238 households, at 1,546.2 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 50160?

$57,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50160?

The closest are 50229 (1.9 mi), 50033 (3 mi), 50241 (4.6 mi), 50211 (5.9 mi) and 50240 (6 mi).

Is 50160 a PO Box ZIP code?

50160 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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