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50533

ZIP 50533 is Eagle Grove, Iowa, mostly in Wright County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wright +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,977
Coordinates
42.6525, -93.9111
☼ Live from 50533 — Eagle Grove, IA

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Where 50533 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50533
  • 🔢 Type 50533 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EESOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,533 = 7 × 7219. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50532 (Duncombe, IA, 14 mi away) and 50535 (Early, IA, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50533 becomes 33505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05353, 30355, 30535, 30553, 33055, 33550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33055 in Opa Locka, FL, 1,388 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯311 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50533 and you would come out at 42.65°S, 86.09°E — 889 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 02m.
  • 📏 At 97.7 square miles of land, 50533 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,977This ZIP3,977
Households1,524This ZIP1,524
Housing units1,696This ZIP1,696
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,595This ZIP$65,595Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$110,200This ZIP$110,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density40.7 / sq miThis ZIP40.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees1,780This ZIP1,780
Annual payroll$107,825,000This ZIP$107,825,000
Tax returns filed1,600This ZIP1,600
Total adjusted gross income$98,736,000This ZIP$98,736,000

Land area

Land area97.66 sq miThis ZIP97.66 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50533 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wright County 79.5%
Humboldt County 11.1%
Webster County 9.4%

Other place names in 50533

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

ZIP codes near 50533

ZIPCityDistance
50599 Woolstock, IA 6.7 mi
50591 Thor, IA 7.5 mi
50594 Vincent, IA 8.0 mi
50542 Goldfield, IA 9.2 mi
50525 Clarion, IA 10.1 mi
50526 Clarion, IA 10.5 mi
50516 Badger, IA 11.6 mi
50545 Hardy, IA 13.2 mi
50595 Webster City, IA 13.9 mi
50532 Duncombe, IA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50533?

50533 is in Eagle Grove, Iowa, in Wright County. Its published point location is 42.6525, -93.9111.

What county is 50533 in?

50533 spans 3 counties: Wright County, Humboldt County and Webster County. Most of it falls in Wright 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 50533?

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

What time zone is 50533 in?

50533 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50533?

About 3,977 people live in ZIP code 50533, in 1,524 households, at 40.7 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 50533?

$65,595 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50533?

The closest are 50599 (6.7 mi), 50591 (7.5 mi), 50594 (8 mi), 50542 (9.2 mi) and 50525 (10.1 mi).

Is 50533 a PO Box ZIP code?

50533 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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