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50568

ZIP 50568 is Newell, 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
1,384
Coordinates
42.6330, -95.0039
☼ Live from 50568 — Newell, IA

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Where 50568 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 50568
  • 🔢 Type 50568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 43. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50567 (Nemaha, IA, 9 mi away) and 50569 (Otho, IA, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50568 becomes 86505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ganado, AZ, 923 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05658, 06855, 08556, 50586, 50658, 55068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05658 in Marshfield, VT, 1,138 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯268 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50568 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 85.00°E — 845 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 82.0 square miles of land, 50568 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,384This ZIP1,384
Households524This ZIP524
Housing units594This ZIP594
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,250This ZIP$75,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$137,700This ZIP$137,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density16.9 / sq miThis ZIP16.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees164This ZIP164
Annual payroll$7,239,000This ZIP$7,239,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$47,542,000This ZIP$47,542,000

Land area

Land area81.98 sq miThis ZIP81.98 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 50568 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 88.3%
Sac County 11.7%

Other place names in 50568

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

ZIP codes near 50568

ZIPCityDistance
50593 Varina, IA 5.6 mi
50588 Storm Lake, IA 8.2 mi
50567 Nemaha, IA 8.5 mi
50540 Fonda, IA 8.7 mi
50510 Albert City, IA 8.8 mi
50592 Truesdale, IA 11.3 mi
50583 Sac City, IA 13.9 mi
50576 Rembrandt, IA 14.7 mi
50535 Early, IA 14.9 mi
50565 Marathon, IA 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50568?

50568 is in Newell, Iowa, in Buena Vista County, part of the Storm Lake, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6330, -95.0039.

What county is 50568 in?

50568 spans 2 counties: Buena Vista County and Sac 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 50568?

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

What time zone is 50568 in?

50568 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50568?

About 1,384 people live in ZIP code 50568, in 524 households, at 16.9 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 50568?

$75,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50568?

The closest are 50593 (5.6 mi), 50588 (8.2 mi), 50567 (8.5 mi), 50540 (8.7 mi) and 50510 (8.8 mi).

Is 50568 a PO Box ZIP code?

50568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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