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50327

ZIP 50327 is Pleasant Hill, Iowa, in Polk County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Polk
Population
13,177
Coordinates
41.5864, -93.4877
☼ Live from 50327 — Pleasant Hill, IA

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Where 50327 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50327
  • 🔢 Type 50327 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZEOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,327 = 59 × 853. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50325 (Clive, IA, 16 mi away) and 50328 (Des Moines, IA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50327 becomes 72305, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02537 in East Sandwich, MA, 1,186 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯293 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50327 and you would come out at 41.59°S, 86.51°E — 951 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 15.7 square miles of land, 50327 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,177This ZIP13,177
Households5,070This ZIP5,070
Housing units5,348This ZIP5,348
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$98,333This ZIP$98,333Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$314,400This ZIP$314,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,226This ZIP$1,226Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density836.9 / sq miThis ZIP836.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments240This ZIP240
Employees3,248This ZIP3,248
Annual payroll$172,239,000This ZIP$172,239,000
Tax returns filed5,980This ZIP5,980
Total adjusted gross income$517,881,000This ZIP$517,881,000

Land area

Land area15.75 sq miThis ZIP15.75 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 50327

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ZIP codes near 50327

ZIPCityDistance
50317 Des Moines, IA 3.9 mi
50009 Altoona, IA 4.2 mi
50320 Des Moines, IA 5.8 mi
50319 Des Moines, IA 6.0 mi
50316 Des Moines, IA 6.0 mi
50032 Berwick, IA 6.2 mi
50982 Des Moines, IA 6.3 mi
50983 Des Moines, IA 6.3 mi
50307 Des Moines, IA 6.3 mi
50237 Runnells, IA 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50327?

50327 is in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, in Polk County, part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5864, -93.4877.

What county is 50327 in?

50327 lies in Polk County.

What area code is 50327?

Pleasant Hill uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50327 in?

50327 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50327?

About 13,177 people live in ZIP code 50327, in 5,070 households, at 836.9 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 50327?

$98,333 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50327?

The closest are 50317 (3.9 mi), 50009 (4.2 mi), 50320 (5.8 mi), 50319 (6 mi) and 50316 (6 mi).

Is 50327 a PO Box ZIP code?

50327 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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