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50261

ZIP 50261 is Van Meter, Iowa, mostly in Madison County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Population
3,399
Coordinates
41.4749, -93.9210
☼ Live from 50261 — Van Meter, IA

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Where 50261 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50261
  • 🔢 Type 50261 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50261 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50259 (Gifford, IA, 72 mi away) and 50262 (Van Wert, IA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50261 becomes 16205, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,232 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯269 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50261 and you would come out at 41.47°S, 86.08°E — 939 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 64.9 square miles of land, 50261 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,399This ZIP3,399
Households1,122This ZIP1,122
Housing units1,140This ZIP1,140
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$155,278This ZIP$155,278Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$374,100This ZIP$374,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,069This ZIP$1,069Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density52.3 / sq miThis ZIP52.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees312This ZIP312
Annual payroll$16,090,000This ZIP$16,090,000
Tax returns filed1,380This ZIP1,380
Total adjusted gross income$175,089,000This ZIP$175,089,000

Land area

Land area64.93 sq miThis ZIP64.93 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 50261 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 79.5%
Dallas County 20.5%

Other place names in 50261

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

ZIP codes near 50261

ZIPCityDistance
50038 Booneville, IA 3.6 mi
50061 Cumming, IA 6.4 mi
50069 De Soto, IA 6.5 mi
50266 West Des Moines, IA 8.2 mi
50218 Patterson, IA 9.0 mi
50263 Waukee, IA 9.2 mi
50265 West Des Moines, IA 10.0 mi
50229 Prole, IA 10.1 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 10.3 mi
50072 Earlham, IA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50261?

50261 is in Van Meter, Iowa, in Madison County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4749, -93.9210.

What county is 50261 in?

50261 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Dallas 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 50261?

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

What time zone is 50261 in?

50261 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50261?

About 3,399 people live in ZIP code 50261, in 1,122 households, at 52.3 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 50261?

$155,278 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50261?

The closest are 50038 (3.6 mi), 50061 (6.4 mi), 50069 (6.5 mi), 50266 (8.2 mi) and 50218 (9 mi).

Is 50261 a PO Box ZIP code?

50261 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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