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50233

ZIP 50233 is Redfield, Iowa, mostly in Dallas County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dallas +1 more
Population
1,406
Coordinates
41.6122, -94.2110
☼ Live from 50233 — Redfield, IA

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Where 50233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50233
  • 🔢 Type 50233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,233 = 191 × 263. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50232 (Reasnor, IA, 64 mi away) and 50234 (Rhodes, IA, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50233 becomes 33205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03235, 03253, 20533, 23035, 23350, 23503, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33052 in Marathon Shores, FL, 1,389 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯260 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50233 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 85.79°E — 922 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 50.3 square miles of land, 50233 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,406This ZIP1,406
Households573This ZIP573
Housing units637This ZIP637
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,984This ZIP$78,984Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$204,300This ZIP$204,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$832This ZIP$832Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density27.9 / sq miThis ZIP27.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees141This ZIP141
Annual payroll$9,915,000This ZIP$9,915,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$41,444,000This ZIP$41,444,000

Land area

Land area50.33 sq miThis ZIP50.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50233 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Dallas County 82.1%
Guthrie County 17.9%

Other place names in 50233

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 50233

ZIPCityDistance
50146 Linden, IA 5.1 mi
50003 Adel, IA 8.7 mi
50216 Panora, IA 9.5 mi
50072 Earlham, IA 10.8 mi
50069 De Soto, IA 11.3 mi
50250 Stuart, IA 11.4 mi
50070 Dexter, IA 11.6 mi
50167 Minburn, IA 12.4 mi
50066 Dawson, IA 12.9 mi
50277 Yale, IA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50233?

50233 is in Redfield, Iowa, in Dallas County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6122, -94.2110.

What county is 50233 in?

50233 spans 2 counties: Dallas County and Guthrie 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 50233?

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

What time zone is 50233 in?

50233 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50233?

About 1,406 people live in ZIP code 50233, in 573 households, at 27.9 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 50233?

$78,984 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50233?

The closest are 50146 (5.1 mi), 50003 (8.7 mi), 50216 (9.5 mi), 50072 (10.8 mi) and 50069 (11.3 mi).

Is 50233 a PO Box ZIP code?

50233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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