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50229

ZIP 50229 is Prole, Iowa, mostly in Warren County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren +1 more
Population
1,585
Coordinates
41.3791, -93.7751
☼ Live from 50229 — Prole, IA

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Where 50229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50229
  • 🔢 Type 50229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,229 = 3 × 3 × 5581. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50228 (Prairie City, IA, 30 mi away) and 50230 (Radcliffe, IA, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50229 becomes 92205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09225, 09252, 20529, 22095, 22509, 22905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09225 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,642 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯274 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50229 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 86.22°E — 949 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 42.0 square miles of land, 50229 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,585This ZIP1,585
Households551This ZIP551
Housing units603This ZIP603
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$123,164This ZIP$123,164Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$416,700This ZIP$416,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,096This ZIP$2,096Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%This ZIP32.0%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density37.8 / sq miThis ZIP37.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$2,904,000This ZIP$2,904,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$75,953,000This ZIP$75,953,000

Land area

Land area41.98 sq miThis ZIP41.98 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 50229 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Warren County 51.2%
Madison County 48.8%

Other place names in 50229

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ZIP codes near 50229

ZIPCityDistance
50033 Bevington, IA 1.6 mi
50160 Martensdale, IA 1.9 mi
50241 Saint Marys, IA 5.4 mi
50218 Patterson, IA 5.7 mi
50240 Saint Charles, IA 5.7 mi
50211 Norwalk, IA 6.4 mi
50061 Cumming, IA 6.8 mi
50261 Van Meter, IA 10.1 mi
50125 Indianola, IA 10.3 mi
50265 West Des Moines, IA 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50229?

50229 is in Prole, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3791, -93.7751.

What county is 50229 in?

50229 spans 2 counties: Warren County and Madison County. Most of it falls in Warren 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 50229?

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

What time zone is 50229 in?

50229 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50229?

About 1,585 people live in ZIP code 50229, in 551 households, at 37.8 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 50229?

$123,164 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50229?

The closest are 50033 (1.6 mi), 50160 (1.9 mi), 50241 (5.4 mi), 50218 (5.7 mi) and 50240 (5.7 mi).

Is 50229 a PO Box ZIP code?

50229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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