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Where 50527 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 50527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 50527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010101011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50526 (Clarion, IA, 56 mi away) and 50528 (Cylinder, IA, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50527 becomes 72505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02557, 02575, 05257, 20557, 20575, 20755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02557 in Oak Bluffs, MA, 1,240 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯293 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50527 and you would come out at 42.97°S, 85.21°E — 840 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 00m.
- 📏 At 47.5 square miles of land, 50527 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 106This ZIP106 |
|---|---|
| Households | 54This ZIP54 |
| Housing units | 104This ZIP104 |
| Median age | 63.3This ZIP63.3Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.2%This ZIP31.2% |
| Mean commute | 20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min |
| Population density | 2.2 / sq miThis ZIP2.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 47.50 sq miThis ZIP47.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi |
Other place names in 50527
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50527
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50515 | Ayrshire, IA | 5.8 mi |
50562 | Mallard, IA | 7.6 mi |
50554 | Laurens, IA | 8.9 mi |
50546 | Havelock, IA | 9.7 mi |
51366 | Webb, IA | 10.7 mi |
50573 | Plover, IA | 10.7 mi |
50536 | Emmetsburg, IA | 11.3 mi |
51358 | Ruthven, IA | 12.2 mi |
51341 | Gillett Grove, IA | 12.8 mi |
50565 | Marathon, IA | 13.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50527?
50527 is in Curlew, Iowa, in Palo Alto County. Its published point location is 42.9692, -94.7923.
What county is 50527 in?
50527 lies in Palo Alto County.
What area code is 50527?
Curlew uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50527 in?
50527 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50527?
About 106 people live in ZIP code 50527, in 54 households, at 2.2 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 50527?
The closest are 50515 (5.8 mi), 50562 (7.6 mi), 50554 (8.9 mi), 50546 (9.7 mi) and 51366 (10.7 mi).
Is 50527 a PO Box ZIP code?
50527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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