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50448

ZIP 50448 is Kensett, Iowa, in Worth County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Worth
Metro area
Mason City, IA
Population
620
Coordinates
43.3499, -93.2405
☼ Live from 50448 — Kensett, IA

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Where 50448 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 50448
  • 🔢 Type 50448 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,448 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1051. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50447 (Kanawha, IA, 40 mi away) and 50449 (Klemme, IA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50448 becomes 84405 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ogden, UT, 967 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04485, 04548, 04854, 05448, 08544, 40845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85044 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯368 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50448 and you would come out at 43.35°S, 86.76°E — 888 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 62.5 square miles of land, 50448 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population620This ZIP620
Households312This ZIP312
Housing units348This ZIP348
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,059This ZIP$62,059Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$123,400This ZIP$123,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$650This ZIP$650Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density9.9 / sq miThis ZIP9.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$4,145,000This ZIP$4,145,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$20,452,000This ZIP$20,452,000

Land area

Land area62.55 sq miThis ZIP62.55 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 50448

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ZIP codes near 50448

ZIPCityDistance
50456 Manly, IA 4.2 mi
50459 Northwood, IA 7.4 mi
50444 Hanlontown, IA 8.1 mi
50440 Grafton, IA 8.7 mi
50446 Joice, IA 10.6 mi
50464 Plymouth, IA 10.7 mi
50426 Carpenter, IA 12.1 mi
50434 Fertile, IA 12.3 mi
50467 Rock Falls, IA 13.1 mi
50401 Mason City, IA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50448?

50448 is in Kensett, Iowa, in Worth County, part of the Mason City, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3499, -93.2405.

What county is 50448 in?

50448 lies in Worth County.

What area code is 50448?

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

What time zone is 50448 in?

50448 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50448?

About 620 people live in ZIP code 50448, in 312 households, at 9.9 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 50448?

$62,059 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50448?

The closest are 50456 (4.2 mi), 50459 (7.4 mi), 50444 (8.1 mi), 50440 (8.7 mi) and 50446 (10.6 mi).

Is 50448 a PO Box ZIP code?

50448 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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