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50312

ZIP 50312 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
15,802
Coordinates
41.5768, -93.6821
☼ Live from 50312 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50312 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50312
  • 🔢 Type 50312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 331. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50311 (Des Moines, IA, 2 mi away) and 50313 (Des Moines, IA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50312 becomes 21305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 01532, 02135, 02153, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02351 in Abington, MA, 1,167 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯283 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50312 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 86.32°E — 944 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 10m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 50312 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,802This ZIP15,802
Households7,584This ZIP7,584
Housing units8,203This ZIP8,203
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,242This ZIP$92,242Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$291,900This ZIP$291,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,074This ZIP$1,074Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.2%This ZIP61.2%
Mean commute15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min
Population density2,806.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,806.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments534This ZIP534
Employees5,190This ZIP5,190
Annual payroll$234,757,000This ZIP$234,757,000
Tax returns filed7,490This ZIP7,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,036,138,000This ZIP$1,036,138,000

Land area

Land area5.63 sq miThis ZIP5.63 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 50312

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

ZIP codes near 50312

ZIPCityDistance
50311 Des Moines, IA 1.7 mi
50324 Windsor Heights, IA 2.5 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50321 Des Moines, IA 3.1 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 3.1 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50310 Des Moines, IA 3.5 mi
50398 Urbandale, IA 3.8 mi
50315 Des Moines, IA 3.9 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50312?

50312 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5768, -93.6821.

What county is 50312 in?

50312 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50312?

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

What time zone is 50312 in?

50312 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50312?

About 15,802 people live in ZIP code 50312, in 7,584 households, at 2,806.7 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 50312?

$92,242 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50312?

The closest are 50311 (1.7 mi), 50324 (2.5 mi), 50392 (2.9 mi), 50321 (3.1 mi) and 50309 (3.1 mi).

Is 50312 a PO Box ZIP code?

50312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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