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50529

ZIP 50529 is Dakota City, Iowa, in Humboldt County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Humboldt
Metro area
none
Population
752
Coordinates
42.7222, -94.2010
☼ Live from 50529 — Dakota City, IA

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Where 50529 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 50529
  • 🔢 Type 50529 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,529 = 3 × 16843. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50528 (Cylinder, IA, 33 mi away) and 50530 (Dayton, IA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50529 becomes 92505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverside, CA, 1,395 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02559, 20559, 25059, 29055, 29505, 29550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 1,542 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯303 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50529 and you would come out at 42.72°S, 85.80°E — 874 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.507 square miles of land, 50529 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 245 football fields.
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People and housing

Population752This ZIP752
Households333This ZIP333
Housing units381This ZIP381
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,417This ZIP$60,417Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$119,800This ZIP$119,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density1,483.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,483.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$2,255,000This ZIP$2,255,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$22,822,000This ZIP$22,822,000

Land area

Land area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50529

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

ZIP codes near 50529

ZIPCityDistance
50548 Humboldt, IA 1.3 mi
50582 Rutland, IA 6.8 mi
50516 Badger, IA 7.5 mi
50545 Hardy, IA 8.0 mi
50591 Thor, IA 8.1 mi
50558 Livermore, IA 9.8 mi
50520 Bradgate, IA 11.7 mi
50524 Clare, IA 11.9 mi
50594 Vincent, IA 12.5 mi
50541 Gilmore City, IA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50529?

50529 is in Dakota City, Iowa, in Humboldt County. Its published point location is 42.7222, -94.2010.

What county is 50529 in?

50529 lies in Humboldt County.

What area code is 50529?

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

What time zone is 50529 in?

50529 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50529?

About 752 people live in ZIP code 50529, in 333 households, at 1,483.2 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 50529?

$60,417 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50529?

The closest are 50548 (1.3 mi), 50582 (6.8 mi), 50516 (7.5 mi), 50545 (8 mi) and 50591 (8.1 mi).

Is 50529 a PO Box ZIP code?

50529 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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