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Where 50214 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.
- 🔢 Type 50214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,214 = 2 × 3 × 8369. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010000100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50213 (Osceola, IA, 48 mi away) and 50216 (Panora, IA, 69 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50214 becomes 41205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02541 in Falmouth, MA, 1,158 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
- 🎯311 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50214 and you would come out at 41.47°S, 86.94°E — 974 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 38.7 square miles of land, 50214 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 719This ZIP719 |
|---|---|
| Households | 351This ZIP351 |
| Housing units | 381This ZIP381 |
| Median age | 51.0This ZIP51.0Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $289,700This ZIP$289,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.2%This ZIP36.2% |
| Mean commute | 16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min |
| Population density | 18.6 / sq miThis ZIP18.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 61This ZIP61 |
| Annual payroll | $2,997,000This ZIP$2,997,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 400This ZIP400 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $44,064,000This ZIP$44,064,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 38.74 sq miThis ZIP38.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 50214
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50170 | Monroe, IA | 5.2 mi |
50232 | Reasnor, IA | 7.5 mi |
50219 | Pella, IA | 8.9 mi |
50251 | Sully, IA | 11.8 mi |
50138 | Knoxville, IA | 11.8 mi |
50137 | Killduff, IA | 11.9 mi |
50228 | Prairie City, IA | 12.0 mi |
50119 | Harvey, IA | 12.4 mi |
50225 | Pleasantville, IA | 12.9 mi |
50252 | Swan, IA | 13.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50214?
50214 is in Otley, Iowa, in Marion County, part of the Pella, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4693, -93.0557.
What county is 50214 in?
50214 lies in Marion County.
What area code is 50214?
Otley uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50214 in?
50214 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50214?
About 719 people live in ZIP code 50214, in 351 households, at 18.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 50214?
The closest are 50170 (5.2 mi), 50232 (7.5 mi), 50219 (8.9 mi), 50251 (11.8 mi) and 50138 (11.8 mi).
Is 50214 a PO Box ZIP code?
50214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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