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50240

ZIP 50240 is Saint Charles, Iowa, mostly in Madison County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Population
2,393
Coordinates
41.2971, -93.7930
☼ Live from 50240 — Saint Charles, IA

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Where 50240 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 50240
  • 🔢 Type 50240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 157. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50239 (Saint Anthony, IA, 66 mi away) and 50241 (Saint Marys, IA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50240 becomes 04205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02045, 02054, 02540, 04250, 05042, 05402, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04250 in Lisbon, ME, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯271 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50240 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 86.21°E — 952 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 75.3 square miles of land, 50240 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,393This ZIP2,393
Households861This ZIP861
Housing units915This ZIP915
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$107,563This ZIP$107,563Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$305,800This ZIP$305,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$855This ZIP$855Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density31.8 / sq miThis ZIP31.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$5,365,000This ZIP$5,365,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$104,925,000This ZIP$104,925,000

Land area

Land area75.29 sq miThis ZIP75.29 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 50240 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 51.4%
Warren County 48.6%

Other place names in 50240

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

ZIP codes near 50240

ZIPCityDistance
50241 Saint Marys, IA 3.2 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 4.4 mi
50218 Patterson, IA 5.6 mi
50229 Prole, IA 5.7 mi
50160 Martensdale, IA 6.0 mi
50210 New Virginia, IA 8.6 mi
50257 Truro, IA 8.6 mi
50222 Peru, IA 10.3 mi
50125 Indianola, IA 11.1 mi
50211 Norwalk, IA 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50240?

50240 is in Saint Charles, Iowa, in Madison County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2971, -93.7930.

What county is 50240 in?

50240 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 50240?

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

What time zone is 50240 in?

50240 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50240?

About 2,393 people live in ZIP code 50240, in 861 households, at 31.8 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 50240?

$107,563 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50240?

The closest are 50241 (3.2 mi), 50033 (4.4 mi), 50218 (5.6 mi), 50229 (5.7 mi) and 50160 (6 mi).

Is 50240 a PO Box ZIP code?

50240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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