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50241

ZIP 50241 is Saint Marys, Iowa, in Warren County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren
Population
96
Coordinates
41.3077, -93.7338
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Where 50241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50241
  • 🔢 Type 50241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,241 = 3 × 16747. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50240 (Saint Charles, IA, 3 mi away) and 50242 (Searsboro, IA, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50241 becomes 14205 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 768 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02541 in Falmouth, MA, 1,194 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% 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 50241 and you would come out at 41.31°S, 86.27°E — 954 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 0.141 square miles of land, 50241 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 68 football fields.
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People and housing

Population96This ZIP96
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units44This ZIP44
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$77,500This ZIP$77,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$195,000This ZIP$195,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density680.9 / sq miThis ZIP680.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$215,000This ZIP$215,000

Land area

Land area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50241

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

ZIP codes near 50241

ZIPCityDistance
50240 Saint Charles, IA 3.2 mi
50160 Martensdale, IA 4.6 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 4.8 mi
50229 Prole, IA 5.4 mi
50218 Patterson, IA 8.0 mi
50125 Indianola, IA 8.0 mi
50210 New Virginia, IA 8.0 mi
50211 Norwalk, IA 10.3 mi
50257 Truro, IA 10.9 mi
50061 Cumming, IA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50241?

50241 is in Saint Marys, Iowa, in Warren County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3077, -93.7338.

What county is 50241 in?

50241 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 50241?

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

What time zone is 50241 in?

50241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50241?

About 96 people live in ZIP code 50241, in 44 households, at 680.9 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 50241?

$77,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50241?

The closest are 50240 (3.2 mi), 50160 (4.6 mi), 50033 (4.8 mi), 50229 (5.4 mi) and 50218 (8 mi).

Is 50241 a PO Box ZIP code?

50241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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