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50532

ZIP 50532 is Duncombe, 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
804
Coordinates
42.4603, -94.0007
☼ Live from 50532 — Duncombe, IA

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Where 50532 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 50532
  • 🔢 Type 50532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,532 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4211. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50531 (Dolliver, IA, 75 mi away) and 50533 (Eagle Grove, IA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50532 becomes 23505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norfolk, VA, 1,014 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, 1,196 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯300 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50532 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 86.00°E — 893 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 75.5 square miles of land, 50532 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population804This ZIP804
Households358This ZIP358
Housing units385This ZIP385
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$151,000This ZIP$151,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$673This ZIP$673Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density10.7 / sq miThis ZIP10.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$5,804,000This ZIP$5,804,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$27,338,000This ZIP$27,338,000

Land area

Land area75.45 sq miThis ZIP75.45 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 50532 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Webster County 90.2%
Hamilton County 9.8%

Other place names in 50532

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

ZIP codes near 50532

ZIPCityDistance
50557 Lehigh, IA 7.2 mi
50569 Otho, IA 7.9 mi
50594 Vincent, IA 8.9 mi
50595 Webster City, IA 9.1 mi
50521 Burnside, IA 9.4 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 9.7 mi
50599 Woolstock, IA 12.2 mi
50516 Badger, IA 13.3 mi
50530 Dayton, IA 13.3 mi
50249 Stratford, IA 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50532?

50532 is in Duncombe, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4603, -94.0007.

What county is 50532 in?

50532 spans 2 counties: Webster County and Hamilton 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 50532?

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

What time zone is 50532 in?

50532 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50532?

About 804 people live in ZIP code 50532, in 358 households, at 10.7 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 50532?

$65,000 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50532?

The closest are 50557 (7.2 mi), 50569 (7.9 mi), 50594 (8.9 mi), 50595 (9.1 mi) and 50521 (9.4 mi).

Is 50532 a PO Box ZIP code?

50532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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