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50320

ZIP 50320 is in Des Moines, Iowa, mostly in Polk County; area code 515; Central time. Des Moines has 57 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk +1 more
Population
24,807
Coordinates
41.5310, -93.5724
☼ Live from 50320 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50320 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50320
  • 🔢 Type 50320 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,320 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 37. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50319 (Des Moines, IA, 4 mi away) and 50321 (Des Moines, IA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50320 becomes 02305 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brockton, MA, 1,159 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02035, 02053, 02305, 02350, 03052, 05032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02350 in Monponsett, MA, 1,168 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯287 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50320 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 86.43°E — 950 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 16.8 square miles of land, 50320 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,807This ZIP24,807
Households8,787This ZIP8,787
Housing units9,369This ZIP9,369
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,105This ZIP$85,105Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$216,900This ZIP$216,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,166This ZIP$1,166Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density1,477.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,477.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments299This ZIP299
Employees3,534This ZIP3,534
Annual payroll$125,201,000This ZIP$125,201,000
Tax returns filed10,140This ZIP10,140
Total adjusted gross income$602,420,000This ZIP$602,420,000

Land area

Land area16.79 sq miThis ZIP16.79 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 50320 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 77.9%
Warren County 22.1%

Other place names in 50320

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

ZIP codes near 50320

ZIPCityDistance
50315 Des Moines, IA 2.6 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 4.4 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 4.5 mi
50321 Des Moines, IA 4.7 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 4.8 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 5.2 mi
50982 Des Moines, IA 5.2 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 5.2 mi
50316 Des Moines, IA 5.5 mi
50327 Pleasant Hill, IA 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50320?

50320 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5310, -93.5724.

What county is 50320 in?

50320 spans 2 counties: Polk County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Polk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 50320?

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

What time zone is 50320 in?

50320 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50320?

About 24,807 people live in ZIP code 50320, in 8,787 households, at 1,477.2 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 50320?

$85,105 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50320?

The closest are 50315 (2.6 mi), 50319 (4.4 mi), 50309 (4.5 mi), 50321 (4.7 mi) and 50392 (4.8 mi).

Is 50320 a PO Box ZIP code?

50320 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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