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50207

ZIP 50207 is New Sharon, Iowa, mostly in Mahaska County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mahaska +1 more
Metro area
Oskaloosa, IA
Population
2,325
Coordinates
41.4320, -92.6375
☼ Live from 50207 — New Sharon, IA

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Where 50207 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50207
  • 🔢 Type 50207 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50207 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50206 (New Providence, IA, 63 mi away) and 50208 (Newton, IA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50207 becomes 70205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00725, 05072, 05702, 07052, 07205, 07502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00725 in Caguas, PR, 2,243 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯331 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50207 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 87.36°E — 992 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 142.9 square miles of land, 50207 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,325This ZIP2,325
Households1,044This ZIP1,044
Housing units1,214This ZIP1,214
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,053This ZIP$76,053Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$683This ZIP$683Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density16.3 / sq miThis ZIP16.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees383This ZIP383
Annual payroll$20,419,000This ZIP$20,419,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$83,102,000This ZIP$83,102,000

Land area

Land area142.89 sq miThis ZIP142.89 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 50207 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mahaska County 97.6%
Poweshiek County 2.4%

Other place names in 50207

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ZIP codes near 50207

ZIPCityDistance
50027 Barnes City, IA 9.4 mi
50242 Searsboro, IA 9.4 mi
52595 University Park, IA 10.0 mi
50143 Leighton, IA 10.7 mi
52586 Rose Hill, IA 10.9 mi
52577 Oskaloosa, IA 11.0 mi
52534 Beacon, IA 11.2 mi
50171 Montezuma, IA 12.0 mi
50153 Lynnville, IA 13.2 mi
50219 Pella, IA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50207?

50207 is in New Sharon, Iowa, in Mahaska County, part of the Oskaloosa, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4320, -92.6375.

What county is 50207 in?

50207 spans 2 counties: Mahaska County and Poweshiek County. Most of it falls in Mahaska 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 50207?

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

What time zone is 50207 in?

50207 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50207?

About 2,325 people live in ZIP code 50207, in 1,044 households, at 16.3 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 50207?

$76,053 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50207?

The closest are 50027 (9.4 mi), 50242 (9.4 mi), 52595 (10 mi), 50143 (10.7 mi) and 52586 (10.9 mi).

Is 50207 a PO Box ZIP code?

50207 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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