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50216

ZIP 50216 is Panora, Iowa, in Guthrie County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guthrie
Population
2,786
Coordinates
41.6973, -94.3548
☼ Live from 50216 — Panora, IA

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Where 50216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50216
  • 🔢 Type 50216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6277. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50214 (Otley, IA, 69 mi away) and 50217 (Paton, IA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50216 becomes 61205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,252 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯256 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50216 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 85.65°E — 912 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 51.7 square miles of land, 50216 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,786This ZIP2,786
Households1,151This ZIP1,151
Housing units1,822This ZIP1,822
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$79,635This ZIP$79,635Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$228,600This ZIP$228,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,102This ZIP$1,102Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density53.9 / sq miThis ZIP53.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees519This ZIP519
Annual payroll$23,213,000This ZIP$23,213,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$168,754,000This ZIP$168,754,000

Land area

Land area51.74 sq miThis ZIP51.74 sq mi
Water area2.05 sq miThis ZIP2.05 sq mi

Other place names in 50216

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ZIP codes near 50216

ZIPCityDistance
50146 Linden, IA 5.6 mi
50277 Yale, IA 5.7 mi
50066 Dawson, IA 9.4 mi
50233 Redfield, IA 9.5 mi
50115 Guthrie Center, IA 10.7 mi
50128 Jamaica, IA 11.3 mi
50026 Bagley, IA 12.1 mi
50029 Bayard, IA 13.8 mi
50164 Menlo, IA 14.2 mi
50250 Stuart, IA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50216?

50216 is in Panora, Iowa, in Guthrie County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6973, -94.3548.

What county is 50216 in?

50216 lies in Guthrie County.

What area code is 50216?

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

What time zone is 50216 in?

50216 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50216?

About 2,786 people live in ZIP code 50216, in 1,151 households, at 53.9 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 50216?

$79,635 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50216?

The closest are 50146 (5.6 mi), 50277 (5.7 mi), 50066 (9.4 mi), 50233 (9.5 mi) and 50115 (10.7 mi).

Is 50216 a PO Box ZIP code?

50216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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