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50244

ZIP 50244 is Slater, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +2 more
Population
1,729
Coordinates
41.8508, -93.6512
☼ Live from 50244 — Slater, IA

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Where 50244 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 50244
  • 🔢 Type 50244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,244 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 53 × 79. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50243 (Sheldahl, IA, 3 mi away) and 50246 (Stanhope, IA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50244 becomes 44205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04254 in Livermore Falls, ME, 1,195 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯293 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50244 and you would come out at 41.85°S, 86.35°E — 933 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 25.2 square miles of land, 50244 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,729This ZIP1,729
Households689This ZIP689
Housing units709This ZIP709
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$120,313This ZIP$120,313Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$250,800This ZIP$250,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.1%This ZIP42.1%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density68.7 / sq miThis ZIP68.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees569This ZIP569
Annual payroll$48,817,000This ZIP$48,817,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$86,340,000This ZIP$86,340,000

Land area

Land area25.17 sq miThis ZIP25.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50244 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 59.9%
Story County 38.0%
Boone County 2.2%

Other place names in 50244

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

ZIP codes near 50244

ZIPCityDistance
50243 Sheldahl, IA 2.5 mi
50124 Huxley, IA 3.4 mi
50007 Alleman, IA 4.2 mi
50226 Polk City, IA 4.6 mi
50134 Kelley, IA 6.3 mi
50046 Cambridge, IA 7.3 mi
50073 Elkhart, IA 7.7 mi
50156 Madrid, IA 8.4 mi
50023 Ankeny, IA 8.6 mi
50109 Granger, IA 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50244?

50244 is in Slater, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8508, -93.6512.

What county is 50244 in?

50244 spans 3 counties: Polk County, Story County and Boone County. Most of it falls in Polk 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 50244?

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

What time zone is 50244 in?

50244 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50244?

About 1,729 people live in ZIP code 50244, in 689 households, at 68.7 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 50244?

$120,313 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50244?

The closest are 50243 (2.5 mi), 50124 (3.4 mi), 50007 (4.2 mi), 50226 (4.6 mi) and 50134 (6.3 mi).

Is 50244 a PO Box ZIP code?

50244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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