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50433

ZIP 50433 is Dougherty, Iowa, mostly in Cerro Gordo County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cerro Gordo +3 more
Metro area
Mason City, IA
Population
157
Coordinates
42.9285, -93.0477
☼ Live from 50433 — Dougherty, IA

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Where 50433 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 50433
  • 🔢 Type 50433 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,433 = 3 × 16811. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50432 (Crystal Lake, IA, 43 mi away) and 50434 (Fertile, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50433 becomes 33405 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Palm Beach, FL, 1,340 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03435, 04353, 05343, 30345, 30354, 30453, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34035 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,859 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯358 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50433 and you would come out at 42.93°S, 86.95°E — 913 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 47.5 square miles of land, 50433 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population157This ZIP157
Households56This ZIP56
Housing units65This ZIP65
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,167This ZIP$69,167Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$86,300This ZIP$86,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density3.3 / sq miThis ZIP3.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$913,000This ZIP$913,000

Land area

Land area47.53 sq miThis ZIP47.53 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50433 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cerro Gordo County 52.9%
Floyd County 20.6%
Franklin County 19.4%
Butler County 7.1%

Other place names in 50433

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

ZIP codes near 50433

ZIPCityDistance
50605 Aredale, IA 6.5 mi
50653 Marble Rock, IA 8.7 mi
50468 Rockford, IA 8.8 mi
50469 Rockwell, IA 9.0 mi
50475 Sheffield, IA 9.0 mi
50611 Bristow, IA 10.2 mi
50427 Chapin, IA 10.9 mi
50636 Greene, IA 12.3 mi
50625 Dumont, IA 12.8 mi
50477 Swaledale, IA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50433?

50433 is in Dougherty, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, part of the Mason City, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9285, -93.0477.

What county is 50433 in?

50433 spans 4 counties: Cerro Gordo County, Floyd County, Franklin County and Butler County. Most of it falls in Cerro Gordo 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 50433?

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

What time zone is 50433 in?

50433 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50433?

About 157 people live in ZIP code 50433, in 56 households, at 3.3 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 50433?

$69,167 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50433?

The closest are 50605 (6.5 mi), 50653 (8.7 mi), 50468 (8.8 mi), 50469 (9 mi) and 50475 (9 mi).

Is 50433 a PO Box ZIP code?

50433 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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