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50309

ZIP 50309 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County; area code 515; Central time. Des Moines has 57 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Population
10,110
Coordinates
41.5842, -93.6220
☼ Live from 50309 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50309 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 50309
  • 🔢 Type 50309 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,309 = 7 × 7187. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50308 (Des Moines, IA, 7 mi away) and 50310 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50309 becomes 90305 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inglewood, CA, 1,442 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00935, 00953, 03590, 03905, 05039, 05903, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09053 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,756 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯287 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50309 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 86.38°E — 946 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 50309 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,110This ZIP10,110
Households7,154This ZIP7,154
Housing units8,069This ZIP8,069
Median age28.4This ZIP28.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,777This ZIP$56,777Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$292,500This ZIP$292,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,223This ZIP$1,223Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.5%This ZIP61.5%
Mean commute13.3 minThis ZIP13.3 min
Population density3,725.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,725.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,186This ZIP1,186
Employees38,489This ZIP38,489
Annual payroll$3,147,324,000This ZIP$3,147,324,000
Tax returns filed5,590This ZIP5,590
Total adjusted gross income$470,992,000This ZIP$470,992,000

Land area

Land area2.71 sq miThis ZIP2.71 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 50309

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

ZIP codes near 50309

ZIPCityDistance
50392 Des Moines, IA 0.4 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 1.1 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 1.3 mi
50982 Des Moines, IA 1.3 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 1.3 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 1.5 mi
50316 Des Moines, IA 2.0 mi
50315 Des Moines, IA 2.7 mi
50311 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50312 Des Moines, IA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50309?

50309 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5842, -93.6220.

What county is 50309 in?

50309 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50309?

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

What time zone is 50309 in?

50309 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50309?

About 10,110 people live in ZIP code 50309, in 7,154 households, at 3,725.1 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 50309?

$56,777 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50309?

The closest are 50392 (0.4 mi), 50319 (1.1 mi), 50307 (1.3 mi), 50982 (1.3 mi) and 50983 (1.3 mi).

Is 50309 a PO Box ZIP code?

50309 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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