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Where 50552 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.
- 🔢 Type 50552 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,552 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 71 × 89. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010101111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50551 (Jolley, IA, 15 mi away) and 50554 (Laurens, IA, 33 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50552 becomes 25505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Big Creek, WV, 723 miles away.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05255, 20555, 25505, 25550, 50255, 50525, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05255 in Manchester Center, VT, 1,085 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯281 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50552 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 85.54°E — 875 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 0.500 square miles of land, 50552 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 242 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 76This ZIP76 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 35This ZIP35 |
| Median age | 49.3This ZIP49.3Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $89,000This ZIP$89,000Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $112,500This ZIP$112,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.3%This ZIP54.3% |
| Mean commute | 22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min |
| Population density | 152.0 / sq miThis ZIP152.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50552
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50552
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50586 | Somers, IA | 3.6 mi |
50518 | Barnum, IA | 5.5 mi |
50563 | Manson, IA | 5.9 mi |
50566 | Moorland, IA | 7.1 mi |
50579 | Rockwell City, IA | 9.8 mi |
50523 | Callender, IA | 10.5 mi |
50524 | Clare, IA | 10.8 mi |
50538 | Farnhamville, IA | 12.0 mi |
50571 | Palmer, IA | 13.8 mi |
51453 | Lohrville, IA | 14.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50552?
50552 is in Knierim, Iowa, in Calhoun County. Its published point location is 42.4564, -94.4607.
What county is 50552 in?
50552 lies in Calhoun County.
What area code is 50552?
Knierim uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50552 in?
50552 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50552?
About 76 people live in ZIP code 50552, in 26 households, at 152.0 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 50552?
$89,000 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50552?
The closest are 50586 (3.6 mi), 50518 (5.5 mi), 50563 (5.9 mi), 50566 (7.1 mi) and 50579 (9.8 mi).
Is 50552 a PO Box ZIP code?
50552 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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