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50315

ZIP 50315 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
34,816
Coordinates
41.5454, -93.6192
☼ Live from 50315 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50315 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50315
  • 🔢 Type 50315 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,315 = 5 × 29 × 347. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50314 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away) and 50316 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50315 becomes 51305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01355, 01535, 05153, 05351, 10535, 10553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01535 in North Brookfield, MA, 1,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯286 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50315 and you would come out at 41.55°S, 86.38°E — 948 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 50315 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,816This ZIP34,816
Households15,158This ZIP15,158
Housing units16,421This ZIP16,421
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,590This ZIP$60,590Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$173,200This ZIP$173,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,001This ZIP$1,001Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density3,380.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,380.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments419This ZIP419
Employees5,284This ZIP5,284
Annual payroll$201,239,000This ZIP$201,239,000
Tax returns filed16,790This ZIP16,790
Total adjusted gross income$893,855,000This ZIP$893,855,000

Land area

Land area10.30 sq miThis ZIP10.30 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 50315

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

ZIP codes near 50315

ZIPCityDistance
50321 Des Moines, IA 2.4 mi
50320 Des Moines, IA 2.6 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 2.7 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 3.0 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 3.8 mi
50982 Des Moines, IA 3.9 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 3.9 mi
50312 Des Moines, IA 3.9 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50315?

50315 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5454, -93.6192.

What county is 50315 in?

50315 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50315?

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

What time zone is 50315 in?

50315 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50315?

About 34,816 people live in ZIP code 50315, in 15,158 households, at 3,380.9 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 50315?

$60,590 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50315?

The closest are 50321 (2.4 mi), 50320 (2.6 mi), 50309 (2.7 mi), 50392 (3 mi) and 50319 (3.3 mi).

Is 50315 a PO Box ZIP code?

50315 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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