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50432

ZIP 50432 is Crystal Lake, Iowa, in Hancock County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hancock
Metro area
none
Population
283
Coordinates
43.2240, -93.7979
☼ Live from 50432 — Crystal Lake, IA

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Where 50432 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50432
  • 🔢 Type 50432 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,432 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 197. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50431 (Coulter, IA, 40 mi away) and 50433 (Dougherty, IA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50432 becomes 23405 — and that is a real ZIP code: Machipongo, VA, 1,021 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34205 in Bradenton, FL, 1,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯341 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50432 and you would come out at 43.22°S, 86.20°E — 870 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 0.435 square miles of land, 50432 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 211 football fields.
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People and housing

Population283This ZIP283
Households134This ZIP134
Housing units134This ZIP134
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,875This ZIP$66,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$100,300This ZIP$100,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$911This ZIP$911Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%This ZIP9.4%
Mean commute36.6 minThis ZIP36.6 min
Population density650.6 / sq miThis ZIP650.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50432

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ZIP codes near 50432

ZIPCityDistance
50484 Woden, IA 5.6 mi
50436 Forest City, IA 6.1 mi
50423 Britt, IA 7.4 mi
50438 Garner, IA 11.9 mi
50453 Leland, IA 12.2 mi
50483 Wesley, IA 12.7 mi
50478 Thompson, IA 12.7 mi
50480 Titonka, IA 13.2 mi
50424 Buffalo Center, IA 14.3 mi
50482 Ventura, IA 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50432?

50432 is in Crystal Lake, Iowa, in Hancock County. Its published point location is 43.2240, -93.7979.

What county is 50432 in?

50432 lies in Hancock County.

What area code is 50432?

Crystal Lake uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50432 in?

50432 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50432?

About 283 people live in ZIP code 50432, in 134 households, at 650.6 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 50432?

$66,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50432?

The closest are 50484 (5.6 mi), 50436 (6.1 mi), 50423 (7.4 mi), 50438 (11.9 mi) and 50453 (12.2 mi).

Is 50432 a PO Box ZIP code?

50432 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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