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50565

ZIP 50565 is Marathon, Iowa, mostly in Buena Vista County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buena Vista +1 more
Metro area
Storm Lake, IA
Population
380
Coordinates
42.8574, -95.0008
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Where 50565 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 50565
  • 🔢 Type 50565 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,565 = 3 × 5 × 3371. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50563 (Manson, IA, 33 mi away) and 50566 (Moorland, IA, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50565 becomes 56505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05655, 50556, 50655, 55056, 55065, 55605, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05655 in Hyde Park, VT, 1,123 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯280 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50565 and you would come out at 42.86°S, 85.00°E — 836 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 43.5 square miles of land, 50565 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population380This ZIP380
Households163This ZIP163
Housing units214This ZIP214
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$51,875This ZIP$51,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$59,700This ZIP$59,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density8.7 / sq miThis ZIP8.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$566,000This ZIP$566,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$11,715,000This ZIP$11,715,000

Land area

Land area43.51 sq miThis ZIP43.51 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 50565 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Buena Vista County 95.4%
Clay County 4.6%

Other place names in 50565

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ZIP codes near 50565

ZIPCityDistance
50510 Albert City, IA 6.8 mi
51366 Webb, IA 7.1 mi
50554 Laurens, IA 8.2 mi
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 8.3 mi
50576 Rembrandt, IA 9.7 mi
51341 Gillett Grove, IA 11.3 mi
50515 Ayrshire, IA 12.5 mi
51343 Greenville, IA 12.8 mi
50592 Truesdale, IA 12.8 mi
50527 Curlew, IA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50565?

50565 is in Marathon, Iowa, in Buena Vista County, part of the Storm Lake, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8574, -95.0008.

What county is 50565 in?

50565 spans 2 counties: Buena Vista County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Buena Vista 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 50565?

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

What time zone is 50565 in?

50565 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50565?

About 380 people live in ZIP code 50565, in 163 households, at 8.7 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 50565?

$51,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50565?

The closest are 50510 (6.8 mi), 51366 (7.1 mi), 50554 (8.2 mi), 50585 (8.3 mi) and 50576 (9.7 mi).

Is 50565 a PO Box ZIP code?

50565 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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