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50220

ZIP 50220 is Perry, Iowa, mostly in Dallas County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dallas +2 more
Population
9,216
Coordinates
41.8364, -94.1213
☼ Live from 50220 — Perry, IA

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Where 50220 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50220
  • 🔢 Type 50220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,220 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 31. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50219 (Pella, IA, 69 mi away) and 50222 (Peru, IA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50220 becomes 02205 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boston, MA, 1,180 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02025, 02052, 02205, 20052, 20250, 20502, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02025 in Cohasset, MA, 1,193 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯271 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50220 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 85.88°E — 915 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 100.5 square miles of land, 50220 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,216This ZIP9,216
Households3,661This ZIP3,661
Housing units3,989This ZIP3,989
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,671This ZIP$71,671Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$149,400This ZIP$149,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$938This ZIP$938Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density91.7 / sq miThis ZIP91.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments183This ZIP183
Employees3,358This ZIP3,358
Annual payroll$171,312,000This ZIP$171,312,000
Tax returns filed4,030This ZIP4,030
Total adjusted gross income$249,475,000This ZIP$249,475,000

Land area

Land area100.53 sq miThis ZIP100.53 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 50220 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dallas County 63.4%
Boone County 32.9%
Greene County 3.7%

Other place names in 50220

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ZIP codes near 50220

ZIPCityDistance
50039 Bouton, IA 5.5 mi
50066 Dawson, IA 6.4 mi
50167 Minburn, IA 7.3 mi
50235 Rippey, IA 8.5 mi
50128 Jamaica, IA 9.3 mi
50276 Woodward, IA 10.4 mi
50277 Yale, IA 12.0 mi
50146 Linden, IA 12.6 mi
50063 Dallas Center, IA 13.5 mi
50031 Beaver, IA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50220?

50220 is in Perry, Iowa, in Dallas County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8364, -94.1213.

What county is 50220 in?

50220 spans 3 counties: Dallas County, Boone County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Dallas 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 50220?

Perry uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50220 in?

50220 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50220?

About 9,216 people live in ZIP code 50220, in 3,661 households, at 91.7 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 50220?

$71,671 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50220?

The closest are 50039 (5.5 mi), 50066 (6.4 mi), 50167 (7.3 mi), 50235 (8.5 mi) and 50128 (9.3 mi).

Is 50220 a PO Box ZIP code?

50220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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