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50510

ZIP 50510 is Albert City, Iowa, mostly in Buena Vista County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buena Vista +1 more
Metro area
Storm Lake, IA
Population
1,042
Coordinates
42.7593, -94.9856
☼ Live from 50510 — Albert City, IA

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Where 50510 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 50510
  • 🔢 Type 50510 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OISOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,510 = 2 × 5 × 5051. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50501 (Fort Dodge, IA, 45 mi away) and 50511 (Algona, IA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50510 becomes 01505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boylston, MA, 1,181 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01505, 01550, 05051, 05150, 05501, 10055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05501 in Andover, MA, 1,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯275 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50510 and you would come out at 42.76°S, 85.01°E — 841 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 86.6 square miles of land, 50510 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,042This ZIP1,042
Households449This ZIP449
Housing units523This ZIP523
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,397This ZIP$76,397Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$110,700This ZIP$110,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees185This ZIP185
Annual payroll$10,400,000This ZIP$10,400,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$35,960,000This ZIP$35,960,000

Land area

Land area86.63 sq miThis ZIP86.63 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 50510 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buena Vista County 84.4%
Pocahontas County 15.6%

Other place names in 50510

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

ZIP codes near 50510

ZIPCityDistance
50565 Marathon, IA 6.8 mi
50593 Varina, IA 8.3 mi
50568 Newell, IA 8.8 mi
50554 Laurens, IA 9.5 mi
50576 Rembrandt, IA 10.2 mi
50592 Truesdale, IA 10.2 mi
50588 Storm Lake, IA 11.5 mi
50540 Fonda, IA 13.4 mi
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 13.5 mi
51366 Webb, IA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50510?

50510 is in Albert City, Iowa, in Buena Vista County, part of the Storm Lake, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7593, -94.9856.

What county is 50510 in?

50510 spans 2 counties: Buena Vista County and Pocahontas County. Most of it falls in Buena Vista 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 50510?

Albert City uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50510 in?

50510 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50510?

About 1,042 people live in ZIP code 50510, in 449 households, at 12.0 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 50510?

$76,397 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50510?

The closest are 50565 (6.8 mi), 50593 (8.3 mi), 50568 (8.8 mi), 50554 (9.5 mi) and 50576 (10.2 mi).

Is 50510 a PO Box ZIP code?

50510 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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