50521
ZIP 50521 is Burnside, Iowa, in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Webster
- Metro area
- Fort Dodge, IA
- Population
- 45
- Coordinates
- 42.3462, -94.1028
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Where 50521 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.
- 🔢 Type 50521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,521 = 19 × 2659. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010101011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50520 (Bradgate, IA, 35 mi away) and 50522 (Burt, IA, 58 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50521 becomes 12505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02155 in Medford, MA, 1,170 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
- 🎯291 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50521 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 85.90°E — 894 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 50521 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 590 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 45This ZIP45 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18This ZIP18 |
| Housing units | 29This ZIP29 |
| Median age | 29.3This ZIP29.3Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 93.5%This ZIP93.5% |
| Population density | 36.9 / sq miThis ZIP36.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 50521
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50557 | Lehigh, IA | 3.2 mi |
50569 | Otho, IA | 4.3 mi |
50530 | Dayton, IA | 6.2 mi |
50544 | Harcourt, IA | 7.3 mi |
50532 | Duncombe, IA | 9.4 mi |
50523 | Callender, IA | 9.9 mi |
50501 | Fort Dodge, IA | 10.9 mi |
50249 | Stratford, IA | 11.3 mi |
50543 | Gowrie, IA | 11.5 mi |
50040 | Boxholm, IA | 11.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50521?
50521 is in Burnside, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3462, -94.1028.
What county is 50521 in?
50521 lies in Webster County.
What area code is 50521?
Burnside uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50521 in?
50521 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50521?
About 45 people live in ZIP code 50521, in 18 households, at 36.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 50521?
The closest are 50557 (3.2 mi), 50569 (4.3 mi), 50530 (6.2 mi), 50544 (7.3 mi) and 50532 (9.4 mi).
Is 50521 a PO Box ZIP code?
50521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “50521 ZIP Code — Burnside, Iowa (Webster County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/50521
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