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50226

ZIP 50226 is Polk City, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Population
7,759
Coordinates
41.7962, -93.7020
☼ Live from 50226 — Polk City, IA

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Where 50226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50226
  • 🔢 Type 50226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,226 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 761. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50225 (Pleasantville, IA, 36 mi away) and 50227 (Popejoy, IA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50226 becomes 62205 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Saint Louis, IL, 291 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02652 in North Truro, MA, 1,210 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯289 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50226 and you would come out at 41.80°S, 86.30°E — 934 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 36.2 square miles of land, 50226 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,759This ZIP7,759
Households2,741This ZIP2,741
Housing units2,788This ZIP2,788
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$153,011This ZIP$153,011Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$417,500This ZIP$417,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$867This ZIP$867Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%This ZIP46.2%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density214.3 / sq miThis ZIP214.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees936This ZIP936
Annual payroll$47,129,000This ZIP$47,129,000
Tax returns filed3,350This ZIP3,350
Total adjusted gross income$449,793,000This ZIP$449,793,000

Land area

Land area36.21 sq miThis ZIP36.21 sq mi
Water area4.46 sq miThis ZIP4.46 sq mi

Counties 50226 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 99.4%
Story County 0.6%

Other place names in 50226

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ZIP codes near 50226

ZIPCityDistance
50244 Slater, IA 4.6 mi
50243 Sheldahl, IA 4.7 mi
50007 Alleman, IA 5.3 mi
50109 Granger, IA 5.4 mi
50023 Ankeny, IA 6.0 mi
50131 Johnston, IA 6.9 mi
50124 Huxley, IA 7.9 mi
50021 Ankeny, IA 8.6 mi
50156 Madrid, IA 8.7 mi
50111 Grimes, IA 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50226?

50226 is in Polk City, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7962, -93.7020.

What county is 50226 in?

50226 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Story County. Most of it falls in Polk 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 50226?

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

What time zone is 50226 in?

50226 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50226?

About 7,759 people live in ZIP code 50226, in 2,741 households, at 214.3 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 50226?

$153,011 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50226?

The closest are 50244 (4.6 mi), 50243 (4.7 mi), 50007 (5.3 mi), 50109 (5.4 mi) and 50023 (6 mi).

Is 50226 a PO Box ZIP code?

50226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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