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50311

ZIP 50311 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
14,574
Coordinates
41.6010, -93.6734
☼ Live from 50311 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50311
  • 🔢 Type 50311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50311 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50310 (Des Moines, IA, 2 mi away) and 50312 (Des Moines, IA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50311 becomes 11305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01351, 01531, 10153, 11053, 11530, 13051, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01531 in New Braintree, MA, 1,105 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯285 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50311 and you would come out at 41.60°S, 86.33°E — 943 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 2.6 square miles of land, 50311 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,574This ZIP14,574
Households6,366This ZIP6,366
Housing units6,867This ZIP6,867
Median age30.8This ZIP30.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,957This ZIP$61,957Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$226,500This ZIP$226,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,029This ZIP$1,029Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.5%This ZIP43.5%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density5,710.8 / sq miThis ZIP5,710.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments235This ZIP235
Employees5,349This ZIP5,349
Annual payroll$170,248,000This ZIP$170,248,000
Tax returns filed5,870This ZIP5,870
Total adjusted gross income$373,107,000This ZIP$373,107,000

Land area

Land area2.55 sq miThis ZIP2.55 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50311

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ZIP codes near 50311

ZIPCityDistance
50312 Des Moines, IA 1.7 mi
50310 Des Moines, IA 1.8 mi
50324 Windsor Heights, IA 2.0 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 2.2 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 2.5 mi
50398 Urbandale, IA 2.7 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50982 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50311?

50311 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6010, -93.6734.

What county is 50311 in?

50311 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50311?

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

What time zone is 50311 in?

50311 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50311?

About 14,574 people live in ZIP code 50311, in 6,366 households, at 5,710.8 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 50311?

$61,957 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50311?

The closest are 50312 (1.7 mi), 50310 (1.8 mi), 50324 (2 mi), 50314 (2.2 mi) and 50392 (2.5 mi).

Is 50311 a PO Box ZIP code?

50311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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