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50317

ZIP 50317 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
36,548
Coordinates
41.6181, -93.5494
☼ Live from 50317 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50317 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50317
  • 🔢 Type 50317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,317 = 67 × 751. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50316 (Des Moines, IA, 3 mi away) and 50318 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50317 becomes 71305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01375, 01537, 03751, 05731, 07513, 10537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01537 in North Oxford, MA, 1,111 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯291 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50317 and you would come out at 41.62°S, 86.45°E — 947 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 22.1 square miles of land, 50317 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,548This ZIP36,548
Households14,229This ZIP14,229
Housing units15,077This ZIP15,077
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,617This ZIP$65,617Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$177,600This ZIP$177,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,102This ZIP$1,102Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density1,653.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,653.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments533This ZIP533
Employees10,851This ZIP10,851
Annual payroll$638,976,000This ZIP$638,976,000
Tax returns filed17,250This ZIP17,250
Total adjusted gross income$931,101,000This ZIP$931,101,000

Land area

Land area22.11 sq miThis ZIP22.11 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 50317

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ZIP codes near 50317

ZIPCityDistance
50316 Des Moines, IA 2.7 mi
50982 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50032 Berwick, IA 3.3 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 3.3 mi
50327 Pleasant Hill, IA 3.9 mi
50301 Des Moines, IA 4.0 mi
50302 Des Moines, IA 4.0 mi
50303 Des Moines, IA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50317?

50317 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6181, -93.5494.

What county is 50317 in?

50317 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50317?

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

What time zone is 50317 in?

50317 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50317?

About 36,548 people live in ZIP code 50317, in 14,229 households, at 1,653.0 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 50317?

$65,617 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50317?

The closest are 50316 (2.7 mi), 50982 (3.3 mi), 50983 (3.3 mi), 50307 (3.3 mi) and 50032 (3.3 mi).

Is 50317 a PO Box ZIP code?

50317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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