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50450

ZIP 50450 is Lake Mills, Iowa, mostly in Winnebago County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winnebago +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,952
Coordinates
43.4212, -93.5222
☼ Live from 50450 — Lake Mills, IA

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Where 50450 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 50450
  • 🔢 Type 50450 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OShOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,450 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1009. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50449 (Klemme, IA, 29 mi away) and 50451 (Lakota, IA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50450 becomes 05405 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burlington, VT, 1,011 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04055, 05045, 05054, 05405, 05450, 40055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04055 in Naples, ME, 1,140 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯360 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50450 and you would come out at 43.42°S, 86.48°E — 874 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 84.5 square miles of land, 50450 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,952This ZIP2,952
Households1,369This ZIP1,369
Housing units1,570This ZIP1,570
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,125This ZIP$76,125Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$158,000This ZIP$158,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$640This ZIP$640Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute15.8 minThis ZIP15.8 min
Population density34.9 / sq miThis ZIP34.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees1,272This ZIP1,272
Annual payroll$53,995,000This ZIP$53,995,000
Tax returns filed1,420This ZIP1,420
Total adjusted gross income$105,979,000This ZIP$105,979,000

Land area

Land area84.54 sq miThis ZIP84.54 sq mi
Water area1.66 sq miThis ZIP1.66 sq mi

Counties 50450 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Winnebago County 68.0%
Worth County 32.0%

Other place names in 50450

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ZIP codes near 50450

ZIPCityDistance
56029 Emmons, MN 6.7 mi
50446 Joice, IA 7.0 mi
50453 Leland, IA 7.4 mi
50473 Scarville, IA 7.9 mi
56089 Twin Lakes, MN 10.6 mi
50444 Hanlontown, IA 11.0 mi
50434 Fertile, IA 11.9 mi
56051 Kiester, MN 12.3 mi
50478 Thompson, IA 13.2 mi
56020 Conger, MN 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50450?

50450 is in Lake Mills, Iowa, in Winnebago County. Its published point location is 43.4212, -93.5222.

What county is 50450 in?

50450 spans 2 counties: Winnebago County and Worth 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 50450?

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

What time zone is 50450 in?

50450 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50450?

About 2,952 people live in ZIP code 50450, in 1,369 households, at 34.9 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 50450?

$76,125 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50450?

The closest are 56029 (6.7 mi), 50446 (7 mi), 50453 (7.4 mi), 50473 (7.9 mi) and 56089 (10.6 mi).

Is 50450 a PO Box ZIP code?

50450 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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