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50541

ZIP 50541 is Gilmore City, Iowa, mostly in Pocahontas County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pocahontas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,067
Coordinates
42.7102, -94.4524
☼ Live from 50541 — Gilmore City, IA

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Where 50541 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50541
  • 🔢 Type 50541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,541 = 3 × 17 × 991. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50540 (Fonda, IA, 21 mi away) and 50542 (Goldfield, IA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50541 becomes 14505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marion, NY, 873 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 1,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯292 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50541 and you would come out at 42.71°S, 85.55°E — 864 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 91.2 square miles of land, 50541 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,067This ZIP1,067
Households422This ZIP422
Housing units486This ZIP486
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,364This ZIP$56,364Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$95,500This ZIP$95,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$663This ZIP$663Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density11.7 / sq miThis ZIP11.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees208This ZIP208
Annual payroll$18,032,000This ZIP$18,032,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$23,465,000This ZIP$23,465,000

Land area

Land area91.21 sq miThis ZIP91.21 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Counties 50541 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Pocahontas County 52.7%
Humboldt County 47.3%

Other place names in 50541

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

ZIP codes near 50541

ZIPCityDistance
50520 Bradgate, IA 7.4 mi
50571 Palmer, IA 8.3 mi
50524 Clare, IA 9.3 mi
50582 Rutland, IA 9.8 mi
50581 Rolfe, IA 10.4 mi
50548 Humboldt, IA 11.7 mi
50574 Pocahontas, IA 12.6 mi
50529 Dakota City, IA 12.8 mi
50563 Manson, IA 13.1 mi
50570 Ottosen, IA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50541?

50541 is in Gilmore City, Iowa, in Pocahontas County. Its published point location is 42.7102, -94.4524.

What county is 50541 in?

50541 spans 2 counties: Pocahontas County and Humboldt County. Most of it falls in Pocahontas 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 50541?

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

What time zone is 50541 in?

50541 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50541?

About 1,067 people live in ZIP code 50541, in 422 households, at 11.7 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 50541?

$56,364 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50541?

The closest are 50520 (7.4 mi), 50571 (8.3 mi), 50524 (9.3 mi), 50582 (9.8 mi) and 50581 (10.4 mi).

Is 50541 a PO Box ZIP code?

50541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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