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50239

ZIP 50239 is Saint Anthony, Iowa, mostly in Marshall County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall +1 more
Metro area
Marshalltown, IA
Population
354
Coordinates
42.1428, -93.2029
☼ Live from 50239 — Saint Anthony, IA

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Where 50239 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50239
  • 🔢 Type 50239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,239 = 7 × 7177. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50238 (Russell, IA, 81 mi away) and 50240 (Saint Charles, IA, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50239 becomes 93205 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bodfish, CA, 1,428 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02359, 02539, 03259, 03592, 09235, 09352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09352 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯323 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50239 and you would come out at 42.14°S, 86.80°E — 939 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 20.2 square miles of land, 50239 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population354This ZIP354
Households105This ZIP105
Housing units110This ZIP110
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$151,250This ZIP$151,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$354,200This ZIP$354,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%This ZIP7.3%
Mean commute41.1 minThis ZIP41.1 min
Population density17.5 / sq miThis ZIP17.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$217,000This ZIP$217,000

Land area

Land area20.21 sq miThis ZIP20.21 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 50239 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 94.0%
Story County 6.0%

Other place names in 50239

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

ZIP codes near 50239

ZIPCityDistance
50051 Clemons, IA 3.2 mi
50278 Zearing, IA 5.1 mi
50206 New Providence, IA 7.1 mi
50005 Albion, IA 8.7 mi
50258 Union, IA 8.7 mi
50247 State Center, IA 8.8 mi
50056 Colo, IA 9.7 mi
50154 Mc Callsburg, IA 9.9 mi
50148 Liscomb, IA 10.9 mi
50122 Hubbard, IA 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50239?

50239 is in Saint Anthony, Iowa, in Marshall County, part of the Marshalltown, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1428, -93.2029.

What county is 50239 in?

50239 spans 2 counties: Marshall County and Story County. Most of it falls in Marshall 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 50239?

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

What time zone is 50239 in?

50239 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50239?

About 354 people live in ZIP code 50239, in 105 households, at 17.5 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 50239?

$151,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50239?

The closest are 50051 (3.2 mi), 50278 (5.1 mi), 50206 (7.1 mi), 50005 (8.7 mi) and 50258 (8.7 mi).

Is 50239 a PO Box ZIP code?

50239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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