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50313

ZIP 50313 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
17,440
Coordinates
41.6569, -93.6245
☼ Live from 50313 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50313 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50313
  • 🔢 Type 50313 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,313 = 3 × 31 × 541. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50312 (Des Moines, IA, 6 mi away) and 50314 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50313 becomes 31305 — and that is a real ZIP code: Darien, GA, 982 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (10533, 13035, 13053, 13305, 13350, 13503, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33051 in Key Colony Beach, FL, 1,375 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯288 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50313 and you would come out at 41.66°S, 86.38°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 18.1 square miles of land, 50313 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,440This ZIP17,440
Households6,859This ZIP6,859
Housing units7,417This ZIP7,417
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,361This ZIP$68,361Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$175,100This ZIP$175,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,085This ZIP$1,085Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density966.2 / sq miThis ZIP966.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments758This ZIP758
Employees15,545This ZIP15,545
Annual payroll$1,073,426,000This ZIP$1,073,426,000
Tax returns filed7,880This ZIP7,880
Total adjusted gross income$473,981,000This ZIP$473,981,000

Land area

Land area18.05 sq miThis ZIP18.05 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Other place names in 50313

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

ZIP codes near 50313

ZIPCityDistance
50301 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50302 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50303 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50304 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50305 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50306 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50308 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50318 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50328 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi
50329 Des Moines, IA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50313?

50313 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6569, -93.6245.

What county is 50313 in?

50313 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50313?

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

What time zone is 50313 in?

50313 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50313?

About 17,440 people live in ZIP code 50313, in 6,859 households, at 966.2 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 50313?

$68,361 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50313?

The closest are 50301 (2.9 mi), 50302 (2.9 mi), 50303 (2.9 mi), 50304 (2.9 mi) and 50305 (2.9 mi).

Is 50313 a PO Box ZIP code?

50313 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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