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50523

ZIP 50523 is Callender, Iowa, in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Fort Dodge, IA
Population
682
Coordinates
42.3678, -94.2936
☼ Live from 50523 — Callender, IA

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Where 50523 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 50523
  • 🔢 Type 50523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,523 = 3 × 11 × 1531. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50522 (Burt, IA, 57 mi away) and 50524 (Clare, IA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50523 becomes 32505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pensacola, FL, 910 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02355, 02535, 02553, 03255, 05253, 05352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02553 in Monument Beach, MA, 1,212 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50523 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 85.71°E — 885 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 42.1 square miles of land, 50523 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population682This ZIP682
Households267This ZIP267
Housing units275This ZIP275
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,781This ZIP$85,781Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$152,600This ZIP$152,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$406This ZIP$406Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$1,210,000This ZIP$1,210,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$19,513,000This ZIP$19,513,000

Land area

Land area42.05 sq miThis ZIP42.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50523

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

ZIP codes near 50523

ZIPCityDistance
50566 Moorland, IA 5.1 mi
50543 Gowrie, IA 6.5 mi
50586 Somers, IA 7.4 mi
50569 Otho, IA 8.5 mi
50538 Farnhamville, IA 9.1 mi
50521 Burnside, IA 9.9 mi
50544 Harcourt, IA 10.1 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 10.1 mi
50552 Knierim, IA 10.5 mi
50518 Barnum, IA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50523?

50523 is in Callender, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3678, -94.2936.

What county is 50523 in?

50523 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 50523?

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

What time zone is 50523 in?

50523 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50523?

About 682 people live in ZIP code 50523, in 267 households, at 16.2 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 50523?

$85,781 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50523?

The closest are 50566 (5.1 mi), 50543 (6.5 mi), 50586 (7.4 mi), 50569 (8.5 mi) and 50538 (9.1 mi).

Is 50523 a PO Box ZIP code?

50523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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