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50524

ZIP 50524 is Clare, 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
439
Coordinates
42.5942, -94.3587
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Where 50524 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 50524
  • 🔢 Type 50524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,524 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 743. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50523 (Callender, IA, 16 mi away) and 50525 (Clarion, IA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50524 becomes 42505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02455, 02554, 04255, 05254, 05452, 20554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02554 in Nantucket, MA, 1,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯291 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50524 and you would come out at 42.59°S, 85.64°E — 873 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 57.2 square miles of land, 50524 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population439This ZIP439
Households183This ZIP183
Housing units190This ZIP190
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$104,375This ZIP$104,375Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$245,300This ZIP$245,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$656This ZIP$656Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density7.7 / sq miThis ZIP7.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$2,273,000This ZIP$2,273,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$22,198,000This ZIP$22,198,000

Land area

Land area57.18 sq miThis ZIP57.18 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 50524 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster County 95.7%
Pocahontas County 4.3%

Other place names in 50524

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

ZIP codes near 50524

ZIPCityDistance
50518 Barnum, IA 5.8 mi
50541 Gilmore City, IA 9.3 mi
50563 Manson, IA 9.6 mi
50548 Humboldt, IA 10.8 mi
50552 Knierim, IA 10.8 mi
50566 Moorland, IA 11.0 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 11.2 mi
50516 Badger, IA 11.5 mi
50571 Palmer, IA 11.6 mi
50529 Dakota City, IA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50524?

50524 is in Clare, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5942, -94.3587.

What county is 50524 in?

50524 spans 2 counties: Webster County and Pocahontas 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 50524?

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

What time zone is 50524 in?

50524 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50524?

About 439 people live in ZIP code 50524, in 183 households, at 7.7 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 50524?

$104,375 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50524?

The closest are 50518 (5.8 mi), 50541 (9.3 mi), 50563 (9.6 mi), 50548 (10.8 mi) and 50552 (10.8 mi).

Is 50524 a PO Box ZIP code?

50524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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