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50516

ZIP 50516 is Badger, Iowa, mostly in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster +1 more
Metro area
Fort Dodge, IA
Population
586
Coordinates
42.6240, -94.1369
☼ Live from 50516 — Badger, IA

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Where 50516 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 50516
  • 🔢 Type 50516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,516 = 2 × 2 × 73 × 173. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50515 (Ayrshire, IA, 47 mi away) and 50517 (Bancroft, IA, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50516 becomes 61505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01655 in Worcester, MA, 1,130 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯301 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50516 and you would come out at 42.62°S, 85.86°E — 881 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 25.8 square miles of land, 50516 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population586This ZIP586
Households274This ZIP274
Housing units295This ZIP295
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,500This ZIP$69,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$126,900This ZIP$126,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$683This ZIP$683Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density22.7 / sq miThis ZIP22.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$2,653,000This ZIP$2,653,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$25,186,000This ZIP$25,186,000

Land area

Land area25.82 sq miThis ZIP25.82 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 50516 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster County 76.4%
Humboldt County 23.6%

Other place names in 50516

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

ZIP codes near 50516

ZIPCityDistance
50591 Thor, IA 5.5 mi
50594 Vincent, IA 5.6 mi
50529 Dakota City, IA 7.5 mi
50548 Humboldt, IA 7.6 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 9.5 mi
50524 Clare, IA 11.5 mi
50533 Eagle Grove, IA 11.6 mi
50545 Hardy, IA 12.3 mi
50532 Duncombe, IA 13.3 mi
50582 Rutland, IA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50516?

50516 is in Badger, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6240, -94.1369.

What county is 50516 in?

50516 spans 2 counties: Webster County and Humboldt County. Most of it falls in Webster 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 50516?

Badger uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50516 in?

50516 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50516?

About 586 people live in ZIP code 50516, in 274 households, at 22.7 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 50516?

$69,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50516?

The closest are 50591 (5.5 mi), 50594 (5.6 mi), 50529 (7.5 mi), 50548 (7.6 mi) and 50501 (9.5 mi).

Is 50516 a PO Box ZIP code?

50516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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