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50569

ZIP 50569 is Otho, Iowa, in Webster County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webster
Metro area
Fort Dodge, IA
Population
551
Coordinates
42.4035, -94.1345
☼ Live from 50569 — Otho, IA

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Where 50569 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 50569
  • 🔢 Type 50569 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,569 = 61 × 829. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50568 (Newell, IA, 47 mi away) and 50570 (Ottosen, IA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50569 becomes 96505 — and that is a real ZIP code: FPO AA, a military post office, 3,721 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09655, 50659, 55069, 55609, 55906, 55960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96550 in FPO AA, a military post office, 10,280 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯292 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50569 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 85.87°E — 890 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 20.9 square miles of land, 50569 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population551This ZIP551
Households287This ZIP287
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$44,375This ZIP$44,375Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$96,900This ZIP$96,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$665This ZIP$665Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density26.4 / sq miThis ZIP26.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees43This ZIP43
Annual payroll$2,659,000This ZIP$2,659,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$21,641,000This ZIP$21,641,000

Land area

Land area20.89 sq miThis ZIP20.89 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 50569

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ZIP codes near 50569

ZIPCityDistance
50521 Burnside, IA 4.3 mi
50557 Lehigh, IA 5.5 mi
50501 Fort Dodge, IA 6.7 mi
50532 Duncombe, IA 7.9 mi
50523 Callender, IA 8.5 mi
50566 Moorland, IA 9.9 mi
50530 Dayton, IA 10.4 mi
50544 Harcourt, IA 10.5 mi
50543 Gowrie, IA 12.5 mi
50594 Vincent, IA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50569?

50569 is in Otho, Iowa, in Webster County, part of the Fort Dodge, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4035, -94.1345.

What county is 50569 in?

50569 lies in Webster County.

What area code is 50569?

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

What time zone is 50569 in?

50569 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50569?

About 551 people live in ZIP code 50569, in 287 households, at 26.4 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 50569?

$44,375 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50569?

The closest are 50521 (4.3 mi), 50557 (5.5 mi), 50501 (6.7 mi), 50532 (7.9 mi) and 50523 (8.5 mi).

Is 50569 a PO Box ZIP code?

50569 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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