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50482

ZIP 50482 is Ventura, Iowa, mostly in Cerro Gordo County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cerro Gordo +1 more
Metro area
Mason City, IA
Population
748
Coordinates
43.1248, -93.4847
☼ Live from 50482 — Ventura, IA

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Where 50482 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 50482
  • 🔢 Type 50482 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBhOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,482 = 2 × 43 × 587. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010100110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50481 (Toeterville, IA, 38 mi away) and 50483 (Wesley, IA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50482 becomes 28405 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilmington, NC, 1,038 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04852 in Monhegan, ME, 1,209 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 65%.
  • 🎯348 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50482 and you would come out at 43.12°S, 86.52°E — 887 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 30.0 square miles of land, 50482 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population748This ZIP748
Households320This ZIP320
Housing units417This ZIP417
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$98,289This ZIP$98,289Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$238,000This ZIP$238,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,077This ZIP$1,077Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density25.0 / sq miThis ZIP25.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$4,765,000This ZIP$4,765,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$40,412,000This ZIP$40,412,000

Land area

Land area29.97 sq miThis ZIP29.97 sq mi
Water area1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi

Counties 50482 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cerro Gordo County 78.0%
Hancock County 22.0%

Other place names in 50482

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ZIP codes near 50482

ZIPCityDistance
50428 Clear Lake, IA 4.8 mi
50438 Garner, IA 6.8 mi
50449 Klemme, IA 9.0 mi
50434 Fertile, IA 9.3 mi
50477 Swaledale, IA 12.4 mi
50444 Hanlontown, IA 13.0 mi
50479 Thornton, IA 13.3 mi
50436 Forest City, IA 13.7 mi
50439 Goodell, IA 14.4 mi
50402 Mason City, IA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50482?

50482 is in Ventura, Iowa, in Cerro Gordo County, part of the Mason City, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1248, -93.4847.

What county is 50482 in?

50482 spans 2 counties: Cerro Gordo County and Hancock County. Most of it falls in Cerro Gordo 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 50482?

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

What time zone is 50482 in?

50482 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50482?

About 748 people live in ZIP code 50482, in 320 households, at 25.0 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 50482?

$98,289 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50482?

The closest are 50428 (4.8 mi), 50438 (6.8 mi), 50449 (9 mi), 50434 (9.3 mi) and 50477 (12.4 mi).

Is 50482 a PO Box ZIP code?

50482 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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