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50424

ZIP 50424 is Buffalo Center, Iowa, mostly in Winnebago County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winnebago +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,441
Coordinates
43.4033, -93.9418
☼ Live from 50424 — Buffalo Center, IA

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Where 50424 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 50424
  • 🔢 Type 50424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 191. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50423 (Britt, IA, 21 mi away) and 50426 (Carpenter, IA, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50424 becomes 42405, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02445, 02454, 04254, 05442, 20544, 24054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04254 in Livermore Falls, ME, 1,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯344 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50424 and you would come out at 43.40°S, 86.06°E — 857 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 139.2 square miles of land, 50424 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,441This ZIP1,441
Households688This ZIP688
Housing units787This ZIP787
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,091This ZIP$59,091Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$114,500This ZIP$114,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$628This ZIP$628Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%This ZIP26.2%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density10.4 / sq miThis ZIP10.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees319This ZIP319
Annual payroll$13,704,000This ZIP$13,704,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$57,642,000This ZIP$57,642,000

Land area

Land area139.20 sq miThis ZIP139.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 50424 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Winnebago County 62.2%
Kossuth County 37.8%

Other place names in 50424

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

ZIP codes near 50424

ZIPCityDistance
50465 Rake, IA 6.0 mi
50451 Lakota, IA 7.7 mi
50478 Thompson, IA 7.9 mi
56033 Frost, MN 11.2 mi
50484 Woden, IA 11.5 mi
56027 Elmore, MN 11.8 mi
50480 Titonka, IA 12.1 mi
50556 Ledyard, IA 13.3 mi
56014 Bricelyn, MN 13.9 mi
50432 Crystal Lake, IA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50424?

50424 is in Buffalo Center, Iowa, in Winnebago County. Its published point location is 43.4033, -93.9418.

What county is 50424 in?

50424 spans 2 counties: Winnebago County and Kossuth County. Most of it falls in Winnebago 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 50424?

Buffalo Center uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50424 in?

50424 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50424?

About 1,441 people live in ZIP code 50424, in 688 households, at 10.4 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 50424?

$59,091 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50424?

The closest are 50465 (6 mi), 50451 (7.7 mi), 50478 (7.9 mi), 56033 (11.2 mi) and 50484 (11.5 mi).

Is 50424 a PO Box ZIP code?

50424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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