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50557

ZIP 50557 is Lehigh, Iowa, in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Fort Dodge, IA
Population
804
Coordinates
42.3607, -94.0437
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Where 50557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50557
  • 🔢 Type 50557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,557 = 13 × 3889. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50556 (Ledyard, IA, 76 mi away) and 50558 (Livermore, IA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50557 becomes 75505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Texarkana, TX, 615 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (50575, 55057, 55075, 55570, 55705, 55750, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70555 in Maurice, LA, 855 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯294 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50557 and you would come out at 42.36°S, 85.96°E — 895 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 47.9 square miles of land, 50557 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population804This ZIP804
Households369This ZIP369
Housing units385This ZIP385
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,750This ZIP$62,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$160,200This ZIP$160,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$816This ZIP$816Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density16.8 / sq miThis ZIP16.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,590,000This ZIP$1,590,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$20,731,000This ZIP$20,731,000

Land area

Land area47.91 sq miThis ZIP47.91 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 50557

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

ZIP codes near 50557

ZIPCityDistance
50521 Burnside, IA 3.2 mi
50569 Otho, IA 5.5 mi
50530 Dayton, IA 6.3 mi
50532 Duncombe, IA 7.2 mi
50249 Stratford, IA 9.3 mi
50544 Harcourt, IA 9.8 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 11.6 mi
50523 Callender, IA 12.8 mi
50223 Pilot Mound, IA 12.9 mi
50595 Webster City, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50557?

50557 is in Lehigh, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3607, -94.0437.

What county is 50557 in?

50557 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 50557?

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

What time zone is 50557 in?

50557 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50557?

About 804 people live in ZIP code 50557, in 369 households, at 16.8 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 50557?

$62,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50557?

The closest are 50521 (3.2 mi), 50569 (5.5 mi), 50530 (6.3 mi), 50532 (7.2 mi) and 50249 (9.3 mi).

Is 50557 a PO Box ZIP code?

50557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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