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50519

ZIP 50519 is Bode, Iowa, mostly in Humboldt County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Humboldt +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
765
Coordinates
42.9031, -94.2654
☼ Live from 50519 — Bode, IA

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Where 50519 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 50519
  • 🔢 Type 50519 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GISOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,519 = 7 × 7 × 1031. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50518 (Barnum, IA, 28 mi away) and 50520 (Bradgate, IA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50519 becomes 91505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burbank, CA, 1,428 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05159, 10595, 15059, 15095, 15905, 19055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95501 in Eureka, CA, 1,536 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯308 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50519 and you would come out at 42.90°S, 85.73°E — 864 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 53.6 square miles of land, 50519 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population765This ZIP765
Households315This ZIP315
Housing units338This ZIP338
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,083This ZIP$72,083Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$123,600This ZIP$123,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$637This ZIP$637Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density14.3 / sq miThis ZIP14.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$3,512,000This ZIP$3,512,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$19,850,000This ZIP$19,850,000

Land area

Land area53.65 sq miThis ZIP53.65 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50519 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Humboldt County 55.0%
Kossuth County 45.0%

Other place names in 50519

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

ZIP codes near 50519

ZIPCityDistance
50570 Ottosen, IA 5.2 mi
50558 Livermore, IA 5.9 mi
50582 Rutland, IA 7.8 mi
50560 Lu Verne, IA 8.9 mi
50520 Bradgate, IA 9.3 mi
50597 West Bend, IA 10.7 mi
50545 Hardy, IA 11.9 mi
50511 Algona, IA 12.1 mi
50529 Dakota City, IA 12.9 mi
50548 Humboldt, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50519?

50519 is in Bode, Iowa, in Humboldt County. Its published point location is 42.9031, -94.2654.

What county is 50519 in?

50519 spans 2 counties: Humboldt County and Kossuth County. Most of it falls in Humboldt 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 50519?

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

What time zone is 50519 in?

50519 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50519?

About 765 people live in ZIP code 50519, in 315 households, at 14.3 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 50519?

$72,083 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50519?

The closest are 50570 (5.2 mi), 50558 (5.9 mi), 50582 (7.8 mi), 50560 (8.9 mi) and 50520 (9.3 mi).

Is 50519 a PO Box ZIP code?

50519 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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