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50247

ZIP 50247 is State Center, 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
2,004
Coordinates
42.0181, -93.1664
☼ Live from 50247 — State Center, IA

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Where 50247 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 50247
  • 🔢 Type 50247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,247 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1861. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50246 (Stanhope, IA, 37 mi away) and 50248 (Story City, IA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50247 becomes 74205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02457, 02475, 02574, 02745, 04257, 04275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04572 in Waldoboro, ME, 1,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯320 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50247 and you would come out at 42.02°S, 86.83°E — 945 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 85.2 square miles of land, 50247 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,004This ZIP2,004
Households845This ZIP845
Housing units938This ZIP938
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,875This ZIP$91,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$181,300This ZIP$181,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$795This ZIP$795Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%This ZIP39.4%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density23.5 / sq miThis ZIP23.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees243This ZIP243
Annual payroll$11,222,000This ZIP$11,222,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$95,314,000This ZIP$95,314,000

Land area

Land area85.16 sq miThis ZIP85.16 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 50247 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 93.5%
Story County 6.5%

Other place names in 50247

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

ZIP codes near 50247

ZIPCityDistance
50056 Colo, IA 6.7 mi
50162 Melbourne, IA 8.2 mi
50051 Clemons, IA 8.2 mi
50239 Saint Anthony, IA 8.8 mi
50234 Rhodes, IA 9.0 mi
50005 Albion, IA 10.4 mi
50055 Collins, IA 10.9 mi
50120 Haverhill, IA 11.1 mi
50278 Zearing, IA 11.7 mi
50158 Marshalltown, IA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50247?

50247 is in State Center, Iowa, in Marshall County, part of the Marshalltown, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0181, -93.1664.

What county is 50247 in?

50247 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 50247?

State Center uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50247 in?

50247 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50247?

About 2,004 people live in ZIP code 50247, in 845 households, at 23.5 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 50247?

$91,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50247?

The closest are 50056 (6.7 mi), 50162 (8.2 mi), 50051 (8.2 mi), 50239 (8.8 mi) and 50234 (9 mi).

Is 50247 a PO Box ZIP code?

50247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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