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50469

ZIP 50469 is Rockwell, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cerro Gordo
Metro area
Mason City, IA
Population
1,527
Coordinates
42.9993, -93.1971
☼ Live from 50469 — Rockwell, IA

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Where 50469 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50469
  • 🔢 Type 50469 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GghOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,469 = 3 × 16823. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50468 (Rockford, IA, 13 mi away) and 50470 (Rowan, IA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50469 becomes 96405, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04956, 04965, 05469, 05649, 06459, 06495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96450 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯355 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50469 and you would come out at 43.00°S, 86.80°E — 904 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 86.6 square miles of land, 50469 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,527This ZIP1,527
Households635This ZIP635
Housing units699This ZIP699
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,250This ZIP$71,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$211,700This ZIP$211,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$575This ZIP$575Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees139This ZIP139
Annual payroll$7,989,000This ZIP$7,989,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$57,113,000This ZIP$57,113,000

Land area

Land area86.58 sq miThis ZIP86.58 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 50469

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ZIP codes near 50469

ZIPCityDistance
50477 Swaledale, IA 6.6 mi
50475 Sheffield, IA 8.1 mi
50433 Dougherty, IA 9.0 mi
50402 Mason City, IA 10.7 mi
50401 Mason City, IA 10.7 mi
50427 Chapin, IA 11.4 mi
50479 Thornton, IA 11.4 mi
50468 Rockford, IA 12.8 mi
50428 Clear Lake, IA 13.8 mi
50605 Aredale, IA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50469?

50469 is in Rockwell, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, part of the Mason City, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9993, -93.1971.

What county is 50469 in?

50469 lies in Cerro Gordo County.

What area code is 50469?

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

What time zone is 50469 in?

50469 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50469?

About 1,527 people live in ZIP code 50469, in 635 households, at 17.6 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 50469?

$71,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50469?

The closest are 50477 (6.6 mi), 50475 (8.1 mi), 50433 (9 mi), 50402 (10.7 mi) and 50401 (10.7 mi).

Is 50469 a PO Box ZIP code?

50469 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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