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50477

ZIP 50477 is Swaledale, 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
250
Coordinates
42.9874, -93.3273
☼ Live from 50477 — Swaledale, IA

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Where 50477 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50477
  • 🔢 Type 50477 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,477 = 7 × 7211. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50476 (Stacyville, IA, 43 mi away) and 50478 (Thompson, IA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50477 becomes 77405, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04757, 04775, 05477, 05747, 05774, 07457, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04757 in Mapleton, ME, 1,251 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯349 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50477 and you would come out at 42.99°S, 86.67°E — 899 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 18.9 square miles of land, 50477 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population250This ZIP250
Households112This ZIP112
Housing units121This ZIP121
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,321This ZIP$52,321Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$83,000This ZIP$83,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$752This ZIP$752Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%This ZIP10.6%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density13.2 / sq miThis ZIP13.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,934,000This ZIP$2,934,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$7,338,000This ZIP$7,338,000

Land area

Land area18.90 sq miThis ZIP18.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50477

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ZIP codes near 50477

ZIPCityDistance
50479 Thornton, IA 5.2 mi
50469 Rockwell, IA 6.6 mi
50475 Sheffield, IA 9.3 mi
50457 Meservey, IA 9.8 mi
50428 Clear Lake, IA 11.0 mi
50449 Klemme, IA 11.2 mi
50427 Chapin, IA 11.8 mi
50482 Ventura, IA 12.4 mi
50402 Mason City, IA 13.1 mi
50401 Mason City, IA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50477?

50477 is in Swaledale, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, part of the Mason City, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9874, -93.3273.

What county is 50477 in?

50477 lies in Cerro Gordo County.

What area code is 50477?

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

What time zone is 50477 in?

50477 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50477?

About 250 people live in ZIP code 50477, in 112 households, at 13.2 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 50477?

$52,321 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50477?

The closest are 50479 (5.2 mi), 50469 (6.6 mi), 50475 (9.3 mi), 50457 (9.8 mi) and 50428 (11 mi).

Is 50477 a PO Box ZIP code?

50477 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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