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50170

ZIP 50170 is Monroe, Iowa, mostly in Jasper County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jasper +1 more
Population
3,024
Coordinates
41.5300, -93.1165
☼ Live from 50170 — Monroe, IA

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Where 50170 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50170
  • 🔢 Type 50170 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLIOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,170 = 2 × 5 × 29 × 173. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001111111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50169 (Mitchellville, IA, 15 mi away) and 50171 (Montezuma, IA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50170 becomes 07105 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newark, NJ, 987 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00715, 00751, 01057, 01075, 01507, 01570, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00751 in Salinas, PR, 2,270 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯309 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50170 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 86.88°E — 969 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 83.2 square miles of land, 50170 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,024This ZIP3,024
Households1,256This ZIP1,256
Housing units1,264This ZIP1,264
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$88,704This ZIP$88,704Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$217,000This ZIP$217,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$814This ZIP$814Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density36.4 / sq miThis ZIP36.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees295This ZIP295
Annual payroll$11,082,000This ZIP$11,082,000
Tax returns filed1,390This ZIP1,390
Total adjusted gross income$107,468,000This ZIP$107,468,000

Land area

Land area83.17 sq miThis ZIP83.17 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

Counties 50170 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jasper County 68.7%
Marion County 31.3%

Other place names in 50170

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

ZIP codes near 50170

ZIPCityDistance
50214 Otley, IA 5.2 mi
50228 Prairie City, IA 7.2 mi
50232 Reasnor, IA 7.8 mi
50137 Killduff, IA 11.5 mi
50252 Swan, IA 11.7 mi
50054 Colfax, IA 12.5 mi
50251 Sully, IA 13.0 mi
50208 Newton, IA 13.1 mi
50225 Pleasantville, IA 13.1 mi
50237 Runnells, IA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50170?

50170 is in Monroe, Iowa, in Jasper County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5300, -93.1165.

What county is 50170 in?

50170 spans 2 counties: Jasper County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Jasper 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 50170?

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

What time zone is 50170 in?

50170 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50170?

About 3,024 people live in ZIP code 50170, in 1,256 households, at 36.4 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 50170?

$88,704 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50170?

The closest are 50214 (5.2 mi), 50228 (7.2 mi), 50232 (7.8 mi), 50137 (11.5 mi) and 50252 (11.7 mi).

Is 50170 a PO Box ZIP code?

50170 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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