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Where 50451 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 50451 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IShOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,451 = 3 × 67 × 251. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010100010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50450 (Lake Mills, IA, 29 mi away) and 50452 (Latimer, IA, 55 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50451 becomes 15405, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 1,228 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯337 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50451 and you would come out at 43.38°S, 85.91°E — 852 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 57m.
- 📏 At 61.4 square miles of land, 50451 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 432This ZIP432 |
|---|---|
| Households | 257This ZIP257 |
| Housing units | 286This ZIP286 |
| Median age | 59.5This ZIP59.5Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,750This ZIP$53,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $53,300This ZIP$53,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $436This ZIP$436Iowa$972US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.6%This ZIP20.6% |
| Mean commute | 28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min |
| Population density | 7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 85This ZIP85 |
| Annual payroll | $6,974,000This ZIP$6,974,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 210This ZIP210 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $16,228,000This ZIP$16,228,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 61.36 sq miThis ZIP61.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 50451
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50451
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50556 | Ledyard, IA | 7.5 mi |
50424 | Buffalo Center, IA | 7.7 mi |
50517 | Bancroft, IA | 8.7 mi |
50480 | Titonka, IA | 8.9 mi |
56027 | Elmore, MN | 9.7 mi |
50590 | Swea City, IA | 10.9 mi |
50465 | Rake, IA | 11.8 mi |
50484 | Woden, IA | 13.4 mi |
50522 | Burt, IA | 14.1 mi |
56033 | Frost, MN | 15.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50451?
50451 is in Lakota, Iowa, in Kossuth County. Its published point location is 43.3775, -94.0915.
What county is 50451 in?
50451 lies in Kossuth County.
What area code is 50451?
Lakota uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50451 in?
50451 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50451?
About 432 people live in ZIP code 50451, in 257 households, at 7.0 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 50451?
$53,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50451?
The closest are 50556 (7.5 mi), 50424 (7.7 mi), 50517 (8.7 mi), 50480 (8.9 mi) and 56027 (9.7 mi).
Is 50451 a PO Box ZIP code?
50451 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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