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50211

ZIP 50211 is Norwalk, Iowa, mostly in Warren County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren +1 more
Population
16,835
Coordinates
41.4552, -93.7058
☼ Live from 50211 — Norwalk, IA

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Where 50211 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50211
  • 🔢 Type 50211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,211 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 797. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50210 (New Virginia, IA, 18 mi away) and 50212 (Ogden, IA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50211 becomes 11205 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brooklyn, NY, 1,027 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01152, 01521, 02115, 02151, 10125, 10152, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02151 in Revere, MA, 1,165 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯279 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50211 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 86.29°E — 949 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 58.6 square miles of land, 50211 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,835This ZIP16,835
Households6,546This ZIP6,546
Housing units6,812This ZIP6,812
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$103,712This ZIP$103,712Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$316,100This ZIP$316,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%This ZIP37.0%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density287.2 / sq miThis ZIP287.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments275This ZIP275
Employees2,645This ZIP2,645
Annual payroll$121,148,000This ZIP$121,148,000
Tax returns filed7,890This ZIP7,890
Total adjusted gross income$850,738,000This ZIP$850,738,000

Land area

Land area58.61 sq miThis ZIP58.61 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Counties 50211 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 95.9%
Madison County 4.1%

Other place names in 50211

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

ZIP codes near 50211

ZIPCityDistance
50061 Cumming, IA 5.0 mi
50160 Martensdale, IA 5.9 mi
50321 Des Moines, IA 5.9 mi
50229 Prole, IA 6.4 mi
50265 West Des Moines, IA 6.5 mi
50315 Des Moines, IA 7.7 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 8.0 mi
50312 Des Moines, IA 8.5 mi
50320 Des Moines, IA 8.7 mi
50266 West Des Moines, IA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50211?

50211 is in Norwalk, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4552, -93.7058.

What county is 50211 in?

50211 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 time zone is 50211 in?

50211 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50211?

About 16,835 people live in ZIP code 50211, in 6,546 households, at 287.2 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 50211?

$103,712 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50211?

The closest are 50061 (5 mi), 50160 (5.9 mi), 50321 (5.9 mi), 50229 (6.4 mi) and 50265 (6.5 mi).

Is 50211 a PO Box ZIP code?

50211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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