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50161

ZIP 50161 is Maxwell, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +2 more
Population
2,296
Coordinates
41.8423, -93.3969
☼ Live from 50161 — Maxwell, IA

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Where 50161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50161
  • 🔢 Type 50161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,161 = 103 × 487. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50160 (Martensdale, IA, 37 mi away) and 50162 (Melbourne, IA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50161 becomes 16105 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Castle, PA, 678 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01561 in South Lancaster, MA, 1,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯304 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50161 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 86.60°E — 944 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 79.2 square miles of land, 50161 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,296This ZIP2,296
Households884This ZIP884
Housing units1,024This ZIP1,024
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$98,519This ZIP$98,519Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$256,500This ZIP$256,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063This ZIP$1,063Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density29.0 / sq miThis ZIP29.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees135This ZIP135
Annual payroll$5,012,000This ZIP$5,012,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$77,822,000This ZIP$77,822,000

Land area

Land area79.17 sq miThis ZIP79.17 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 50161 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 55.8%
Story County 40.9%
Jasper County 3.3%

Other place names in 50161

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ZIP codes near 50161

ZIPCityDistance
50055 Collins, IA 6.7 mi
50046 Cambridge, IA 7.0 mi
50168 Mingo, IA 7.1 mi
50073 Elkhart, IA 7.4 mi
50035 Bondurant, IA 8.8 mi
50127 Ira, IA 10.4 mi
50007 Alleman, IA 10.8 mi
50124 Huxley, IA 11.1 mi
50234 Rhodes, IA 11.5 mi
50021 Ankeny, IA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50161?

50161 is in Maxwell, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8423, -93.3969.

What county is 50161 in?

50161 spans 3 counties: Polk County, Story County and Jasper County. Most of it falls in Polk 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 50161?

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

What time zone is 50161 in?

50161 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50161?

About 2,296 people live in ZIP code 50161, in 884 households, at 29.0 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 50161?

$98,519 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50161?

The closest are 50055 (6.7 mi), 50046 (7 mi), 50168 (7.1 mi), 50073 (7.4 mi) and 50035 (8.8 mi).

Is 50161 a PO Box ZIP code?

50161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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