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50273

ZIP 50273 is Winterset, Iowa, mostly in Madison County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Population
8,950
Coordinates
41.3265, -94.0490
☼ Live from 50273 — Winterset, IA

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Where 50273 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50273
  • 🔢 Type 50273 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELZOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50273 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50272 (Williamson, IA, 44 mi away) and 50274 (Wiota, IA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50273 becomes 37205 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nashville, TN, 528 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02537 in East Sandwich, MA, 1,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯259 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50273 and you would come out at 41.33°S, 85.95°E — 941 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 195.2 square miles of land, 50273 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 148 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,950This ZIP8,950
Households3,659This ZIP3,659
Housing units3,873This ZIP3,873
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$82,633This ZIP$82,633Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$219,400This ZIP$219,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,142This ZIP$1,142Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density45.8 / sq miThis ZIP45.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments274This ZIP274
Employees2,079This ZIP2,079
Annual payroll$86,290,000This ZIP$86,290,000
Tax returns filed4,080This ZIP4,080
Total adjusted gross income$339,012,000This ZIP$339,012,000

Land area

Land area195.25 sq miThis ZIP195.25 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 50273 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 98.8%
Adair County 1.2%

Other place names in 50273

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ZIP codes near 50273

ZIPCityDistance
50222 Peru, IA 8.9 mi
50218 Patterson, IA 9.0 mi
50072 Earlham, IA 10.7 mi
50155 Macksburg, IA 11.2 mi
50261 Van Meter, IA 12.2 mi
50149 Lorimor, IA 12.4 mi
50070 Dexter, IA 12.6 mi
50033 Bevington, IA 13.4 mi
50240 Saint Charles, IA 13.4 mi
50069 De Soto, IA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50273?

50273 is in Winterset, Iowa, in Madison County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3265, -94.0490.

What county is 50273 in?

50273 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Adair 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 50273?

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

What time zone is 50273 in?

50273 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50273?

About 8,950 people live in ZIP code 50273, in 3,659 households, at 45.8 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 50273?

$82,633 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50273?

The closest are 50222 (8.9 mi), 50218 (9 mi), 50072 (10.7 mi), 50155 (11.2 mi) and 50261 (12.2 mi).

Is 50273 a PO Box ZIP code?

50273 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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