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50321

ZIP 50321 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
7,900
Coordinates
41.5346, -93.6625
☼ Live from 50321 — Des Moines, IA

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Where 50321 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 50321
  • 🔢 Type 50321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50321 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50320 (Des Moines, IA, 5 mi away) and 50322 (Urbandale, IA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50321 becomes 12305 — and that is a real ZIP code: Schenectady, NY, 1,011 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 01532, 02135, 02153, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02351 in Abington, MA, 1,166 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯283 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50321 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 86.34°E — 947 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 11.3 square miles of land, 50321 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,900This ZIP7,900
Households3,534This ZIP3,534
Housing units3,768This ZIP3,768
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$80,351This ZIP$80,351Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$320,500This ZIP$320,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density697.2 / sq miThis ZIP697.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments329This ZIP329
Employees17,023This ZIP17,023
Annual payroll$1,000,429,000This ZIP$1,000,429,000
Tax returns filed3,760This ZIP3,760
Total adjusted gross income$438,454,000This ZIP$438,454,000

Land area

Land area11.33 sq miThis ZIP11.33 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 50321 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Polk County 100.0%
Warren County 0.0%

Other place names in 50321

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

ZIP codes near 50321

ZIPCityDistance
50315 Des Moines, IA 2.4 mi
50312 Des Moines, IA 3.1 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 4.0 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 4.1 mi
50265 West Des Moines, IA 4.6 mi
50311 Des Moines, IA 4.6 mi
50320 Des Moines, IA 4.7 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 5.0 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 5.1 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50321?

50321 is in Des Moines, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5346, -93.6625.

What county is 50321 in?

50321 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 50321?

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

What time zone is 50321 in?

50321 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50321?

About 7,900 people live in ZIP code 50321, in 3,534 households, at 697.2 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 50321?

$80,351 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50321?

The closest are 50315 (2.4 mi), 50312 (3.1 mi), 50309 (4 mi), 50392 (4.1 mi) and 50265 (4.6 mi).

Is 50321 a PO Box ZIP code?

50321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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