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50324

ZIP 50324 is Windsor Heights, Iowa, in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Population
5,143
Coordinates
41.6047, -93.7127
☼ Live from 50324 — Windsor Heights, IA

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Where 50324 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50324
  • 🔢 Type 50324 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,324 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 547. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50323 (Urbandale, IA, 6 mi away) and 50325 (Clive, IA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50324 becomes 42305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04352 in Mount Vernon, ME, 1,211 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 50324 and you would come out at 41.60°S, 86.29°E — 942 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 1.4 square miles of land, 50324 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,143This ZIP5,143
Households2,229This ZIP2,229
Housing units2,411This ZIP2,411
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,707This ZIP$91,707Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$267,900This ZIP$267,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,498This ZIP$1,498Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.9%This ZIP45.9%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density3,663.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,663.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments154This ZIP154
Employees1,605This ZIP1,605
Annual payroll$86,285,000This ZIP$86,285,000
Tax returns filed2,580This ZIP2,580
Total adjusted gross income$202,184,000This ZIP$202,184,000

Land area

Land area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50324

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

ZIP codes near 50324

ZIPCityDistance
50398 Urbandale, IA 1.5 mi
50311 Des Moines, IA 2.0 mi
50322 Urbandale, IA 2.3 mi
50312 Des Moines, IA 2.5 mi
50310 Des Moines, IA 2.6 mi
50314 Des Moines, IA 4.2 mi
50325 Clive, IA 4.5 mi
50392 Des Moines, IA 4.6 mi
50265 West Des Moines, IA 4.7 mi
50309 Des Moines, IA 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50324?

50324 is in Windsor Heights, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6047, -93.7127.

What county is 50324 in?

50324 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50324?

Windsor Heights uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50324 in?

50324 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50324?

About 5,143 people live in ZIP code 50324, in 2,229 households, at 3,663.1 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 50324?

$91,707 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50324?

The closest are 50398 (1.5 mi), 50311 (2 mi), 50322 (2.3 mi), 50312 (2.5 mi) and 50310 (2.6 mi).

Is 50324 a PO Box ZIP code?

50324 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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