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50456

ZIP 50456 is Manly, Iowa, mostly in Worth County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Worth +1 more
Metro area
Mason City, IA
Population
1,699
Coordinates
43.2913, -93.2160
☼ Live from 50456 — Manly, IA

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Where 50456 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 50456
  • 🔢 Type 50456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 53. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50455 (Mc Intire, IA, 31 mi away) and 50457 (Meservey, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50456 becomes 65405, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04556, 04565, 04655, 05456, 05465, 05654, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04655 in Machiasport, ME, 1,283 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯366 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50456 and you would come out at 43.29°S, 86.78°E — 892 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 49.9 square miles of land, 50456 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,699This ZIP1,699
Households688This ZIP688
Housing units777This ZIP777
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$81,339This ZIP$81,339Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$124,700This ZIP$124,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$756This ZIP$756Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density34.0 / sq miThis ZIP34.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees152This ZIP152
Annual payroll$6,604,000This ZIP$6,604,000
Tax returns filed730This ZIP730
Total adjusted gross income$46,019,000This ZIP$46,019,000

Land area

Land area49.93 sq miThis ZIP49.93 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 50456 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Worth County 98.1%
Cerro Gordo County 1.9%

Other place names in 50456

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

ZIP codes near 50456

ZIPCityDistance
50448 Kensett, IA 4.2 mi
50464 Plymouth, IA 7.5 mi
50440 Grafton, IA 7.9 mi
50444 Hanlontown, IA 8.4 mi
50467 Rock Falls, IA 9.4 mi
50401 Mason City, IA 9.5 mi
50402 Mason City, IA 9.5 mi
50459 Northwood, IA 11.6 mi
50434 Fertile, IA 11.9 mi
50446 Joice, IA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50456?

50456 is in Manly, Iowa, in Worth County, part of the Mason City, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2913, -93.2160.

What county is 50456 in?

50456 spans 2 counties: Worth County and Cerro Gordo County. Most of it falls in Worth 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 50456?

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

What time zone is 50456 in?

50456 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50456?

About 1,699 people live in ZIP code 50456, in 688 households, at 34.0 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 50456?

$81,339 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50456?

The closest are 50448 (4.2 mi), 50464 (7.5 mi), 50440 (7.9 mi), 50444 (8.4 mi) and 50467 (9.4 mi).

Is 50456 a PO Box ZIP code?

50456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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