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50169

ZIP 50169 is Mitchellville, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Population
3,667
Coordinates
41.6553, -93.3524
☼ Live from 50169 — Mitchellville, IA

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Where 50169 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 50169
  • 🔢 Type 50169 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,169 = 3 × 7 × 2389. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50168 (Mingo, IA, 10 mi away) and 50170 (Monroe, IA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50169 becomes 96105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chilcoot, CA, 1,405 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01569, 01965, 06519, 09156, 09165, 10596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09165 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,553 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯301 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50169 and you would come out at 41.66°S, 86.65°E — 954 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 09m.
  • 📏 At 45.6 square miles of land, 50169 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,667This ZIP3,667
Households1,133This ZIP1,133
Housing units1,207This ZIP1,207
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$83,938This ZIP$83,938Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$227,000This ZIP$227,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$809This ZIP$809Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density80.4 / sq miThis ZIP80.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees225This ZIP225
Annual payroll$9,948,000This ZIP$9,948,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$103,073,000This ZIP$103,073,000

Land area

Land area45.63 sq miThis ZIP45.63 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 50169 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 56.0%
Jasper County 44.0%

Other place names in 50169

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ZIP codes near 50169

ZIPCityDistance
50009 Altoona, IA 5.6 mi
50054 Colfax, IA 6.6 mi
50035 Bondurant, IA 7.2 mi
50237 Runnells, IA 7.7 mi
50228 Prairie City, IA 8.1 mi
50327 Pleasant Hill, IA 8.5 mi
50032 Berwick, IA 9.9 mi
50168 Mingo, IA 10.0 mi
50317 Des Moines, IA 10.5 mi
50127 Ira, IA 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50169?

50169 is in Mitchellville, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6553, -93.3524.

What county is 50169 in?

50169 spans 2 counties: Polk 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 50169?

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

What time zone is 50169 in?

50169 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50169?

About 3,667 people live in ZIP code 50169, in 1,133 households, at 80.4 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 50169?

$83,938 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50169?

The closest are 50009 (5.6 mi), 50054 (6.6 mi), 50035 (7.2 mi), 50237 (7.7 mi) and 50228 (8.1 mi).

Is 50169 a PO Box ZIP code?

50169 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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