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Where 50427 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.
- 🔢 Type 50427 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,427 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 431. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010011111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50426 (Carpenter, IA, 41 mi away) and 50428 (Clear Lake, IA, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50427 becomes 72405 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jonesboro, AR, 498 miles away.
- 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02457, 02475, 02574, 02745, 04257, 04275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04572 in Waldoboro, ME, 1,194 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
- 🎯347 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50427 and you would come out at 42.84°S, 86.78°E — 909 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
- 📏 At 0.068 square miles of land, 50427 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 33 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 137This ZIP137 |
|---|---|
| Households | 84This ZIP84 |
| Housing units | 84This ZIP84 |
| Median age | 39.6This ZIP39.6Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,091This ZIP$73,091Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $94,000This ZIP$94,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.4%This ZIP53.4% |
| Population density | 2,014.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,014.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50427
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50427
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50475 | Sheffield, IA | 3.2 mi |
50441 | Hampton, IA | 6.6 mi |
50452 | Latimer, IA | 8.3 mi |
50605 | Aredale, IA | 9.5 mi |
50431 | Coulter, IA | 10.2 mi |
50433 | Dougherty, IA | 10.9 mi |
50469 | Rockwell, IA | 11.4 mi |
50477 | Swaledale, IA | 11.8 mi |
50479 | Thornton, IA | 12.0 mi |
50633 | Geneva, IA | 12.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50427?
50427 is in Chapin, Iowa, in Franklin County. Its published point location is 42.8355, -93.2212.
What county is 50427 in?
50427 lies in Franklin County.
What area code is 50427?
Chapin uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50427 in?
50427 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50427?
About 137 people live in ZIP code 50427, in 84 households, at 2,014.7 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 50427?
$73,091 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50427?
The closest are 50475 (3.2 mi), 50441 (6.6 mi), 50452 (8.3 mi), 50605 (9.5 mi) and 50431 (10.2 mi).
Is 50427 a PO Box ZIP code?
50427 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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