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Where 50227 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 50227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 50227 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010000110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50226 (Polk City, IA, 57 mi away) and 50228 (Prairie City, IA, 71 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50227 becomes 72205 — and that is a real ZIP code: Little Rock, AR, 545 miles away.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02725, 07522, 20527, 20572, 20725, 20752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02725 in Somerset, MA, 1,137 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
- 🎯329 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50227 and you would come out at 42.59°S, 86.57°E — 911 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
- 📏 At 0.706 square miles of land, 50227 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 342 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 107This ZIP107 |
|---|---|
| Households | 36This ZIP36 |
| Housing units | 45This ZIP45 |
| Median age | 39.1This ZIP39.1Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $38,611This ZIP$38,611Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $83,500This ZIP$83,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.0%This ZIP3.0% |
| Mean commute | 29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min |
| Population density | 151.6 / sq miThis ZIP151.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50227
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50227
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50071 | Dows, IA | 5.4 mi |
50006 | Alden, IA | 6.1 mi |
50271 | Williams, IA | 9.6 mi |
50041 | Bradford, IA | 9.6 mi |
50431 | Coulter, IA | 10.3 mi |
50126 | Iowa Falls, IA | 10.5 mi |
50101 | Galt, IA | 11.6 mi |
50034 | Blairsburg, IA | 11.7 mi |
50470 | Rowan, IA | 12.3 mi |
50043 | Buckeye, IA | 12.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50227?
50227 is in Popejoy, Iowa, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 42.5939, -93.4282.
What county is 50227 in?
50227 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 50227?
Popejoy uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50227 in?
50227 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50227?
About 107 people live in ZIP code 50227, in 36 households, at 151.6 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 50227?
$38,611 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50227?
The closest are 50071 (5.4 mi), 50006 (6.1 mi), 50271 (9.6 mi), 50041 (9.6 mi) and 50431 (10.3 mi).
Is 50227 a PO Box ZIP code?
50227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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