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50316

ZIP 50316 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
16,710
Coordinates
41.6086, -93.5996
☼ Live from 50316 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50316 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50316
  • 🔢 Type 50316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,316 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 599. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50315 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away) and 50317 (Des Moines, IA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50316 becomes 61305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01536 in North Grafton, MA, 1,124 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 50316 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 86.40°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 3.6 square miles of land, 50316 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,710This ZIP16,710
Households5,636This ZIP5,636
Housing units6,221This ZIP6,221
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,090This ZIP$56,090Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$154,300This ZIP$154,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$952This ZIP$952Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density4,684.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,684.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments280This ZIP280
Employees7,741This ZIP7,741
Annual payroll$381,998,000This ZIP$381,998,000
Tax returns filed6,720This ZIP6,720
Total adjusted gross income$298,507,000This ZIP$298,507,000

Land area

Land area3.57 sq miThis ZIP3.57 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 50316

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

ZIP codes near 50316

ZIPCityDistance
50982 Des Moines, IA 0.7 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 0.7 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 0.7 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 1.2 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 1.7 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 2.0 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 2.0 mi
50317 Des Moines, IA 2.7 mi
50313 Des Moines, IA 3.6 mi
50311 Des Moines, IA 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50316?

50316 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6086, -93.5996.

What county is 50316 in?

50316 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50316?

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

What time zone is 50316 in?

50316 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50316?

About 16,710 people live in ZIP code 50316, in 5,636 households, at 4,684.6 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 50316?

$56,090 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50316?

The closest are 50982 (0.7 mi), 50983 (0.7 mi), 50307 (0.7 mi), 50319 (1.2 mi) and 50314 (1.7 mi).

Is 50316 a PO Box ZIP code?

50316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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