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50536

ZIP 50536 is Emmetsburg, Iowa, in Palo Alto County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Palo Alto
Metro area
none
Population
4,207
Coordinates
43.1174, -94.6954
☼ Live from 50536 — Emmetsburg, IA

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Where 50536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50536
  • 🔢 Type 50536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6317. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50535 (Early, IA, 52 mi away) and 50538 (Farnhamville, IA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50536 becomes 63505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05356, 05653, 06355, 06535, 30565, 30655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06355 in Mystic, CT, 1,165 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯303 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50536 and you would come out at 43.12°S, 85.30°E — 838 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 142.4 square miles of land, 50536 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,207This ZIP4,207
Households1,859This ZIP1,859
Housing units2,092This ZIP2,092
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,261This ZIP$59,261Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$122,000This ZIP$122,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$632This ZIP$632Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees1,932This ZIP1,932
Annual payroll$91,611,000This ZIP$91,611,000
Tax returns filed1,880This ZIP1,880
Total adjusted gross income$143,781,000This ZIP$143,781,000

Land area

Land area142.38 sq miThis ZIP142.38 sq mi
Water area1.54 sq miThis ZIP1.54 sq mi

Other place names in 50536

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

ZIP codes near 50536

ZIPCityDistance
50528 Cylinder, IA 7.9 mi
51342 Graettinger, IA 9.3 mi
51358 Ruthven, IA 10.0 mi
50562 Mallard, IA 11.1 mi
50527 Curlew, IA 11.3 mi
50515 Ayrshire, IA 11.9 mi
51365 Wallingford, IA 13.4 mi
50598 Whittemore, IA 14.2 mi
50578 Ringsted, IA 15.0 mi
51333 Dickens, IA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50536?

50536 is in Emmetsburg, Iowa, in Palo Alto County. Its published point location is 43.1174, -94.6954.

What county is 50536 in?

50536 lies in Palo Alto County.

What area code is 50536?

Emmetsburg uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50536 in?

50536 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50536?

About 4,207 people live in ZIP code 50536, in 1,859 households, at 29.5 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 50536?

$59,261 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50536?

The closest are 50528 (7.9 mi), 51342 (9.3 mi), 51358 (10 mi), 50562 (11.1 mi) and 50527 (11.3 mi).

Is 50536 a PO Box ZIP code?

50536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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