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50544

ZIP 50544 is Harcourt, Iowa, in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Fort Dodge, IA
Population
565
Coordinates
42.2537, -94.1704
☼ Live from 50544 — Harcourt, IA

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Where 50544 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 50544
  • 🔢 Type 50544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50543 (Gowrie, IA, 7 mi away) and 50545 (Hardy, IA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50544 becomes 44505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Youngstown, OH, 703 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04455, 04554, 05445, 05454, 05544, 44055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04455 in Lee, ME, 1,304 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50544 and you would come out at 42.25°S, 85.83°E — 895 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 31.7 square miles of land, 50544 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population565This ZIP565
Households262This ZIP262
Housing units282This ZIP282
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,620This ZIP$59,620Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$152,700This ZIP$152,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$550This ZIP$550Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density17.8 / sq miThis ZIP17.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees56This ZIP56
Annual payroll$4,123,000This ZIP$4,123,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$14,476,000This ZIP$14,476,000

Land area

Land area31.73 sq miThis ZIP31.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50544

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ZIP codes near 50544

ZIPCityDistance
50217 Paton, IA 6.4 mi
50040 Boxholm, IA 6.6 mi
50530 Dayton, IA 6.8 mi
50543 Gowrie, IA 7.1 mi
50521 Burnside, IA 7.3 mi
50223 Pilot Mound, IA 8.8 mi
50557 Lehigh, IA 9.8 mi
50523 Callender, IA 10.1 mi
50569 Otho, IA 10.5 mi
50064 Dana, IA 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50544?

50544 is in Harcourt, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2537, -94.1704.

What county is 50544 in?

50544 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 50544?

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

What time zone is 50544 in?

50544 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50544?

About 565 people live in ZIP code 50544, in 262 households, at 17.8 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 50544?

$59,620 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50544?

The closest are 50217 (6.4 mi), 50040 (6.6 mi), 50530 (6.8 mi), 50543 (7.1 mi) and 50521 (7.3 mi).

Is 50544 a PO Box ZIP code?

50544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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