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50571

ZIP 50571 is Palmer, Iowa, in Pocahontas County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pocahontas
Metro area
none
Population
273
Coordinates
42.6349, -94.5806
☼ Live from 50571 — Palmer, IA

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Where 50571 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 50571
  • 🔢 Type 50571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,571 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1873. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50570 (Ottosen, IA, 21 mi away) and 50573 (Plover, IA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50571 becomes 17505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bird In Hand, PA, 968 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05751, 15057, 15075, 15705, 15750, 17055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05751 in Killington, VT, 1,098 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50571 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 85.42°E — 862 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 47.3 square miles of land, 50571 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population273This ZIP273
Households180This ZIP180
Housing units221This ZIP221
Median age62.9This ZIP62.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,583This ZIP$59,583Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$58,900This ZIP$58,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,037This ZIP$1,037Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$4,112,000This ZIP$4,112,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$14,300,000This ZIP$14,300,000

Land area

Land area47.28 sq miThis ZIP47.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50571

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

ZIP codes near 50571

ZIPCityDistance
50563 Manson, IA 7.9 mi
50575 Pomeroy, IA 8.1 mi
50541 Gilmore City, IA 8.3 mi
50574 Pocahontas, IA 8.4 mi
50524 Clare, IA 11.6 mi
50518 Barnum, IA 13.2 mi
50540 Fonda, IA 13.4 mi
50552 Knierim, IA 13.8 mi
50551 Jolley, IA 13.8 mi
50581 Rolfe, IA 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50571?

50571 is in Palmer, Iowa, in Pocahontas County. Its published point location is 42.6349, -94.5806.

What county is 50571 in?

50571 lies in Pocahontas County.

What area code is 50571?

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

What time zone is 50571 in?

50571 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50571?

About 273 people live in ZIP code 50571, in 180 households, at 5.8 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 50571?

$59,583 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50571?

The closest are 50563 (7.9 mi), 50575 (8.1 mi), 50541 (8.3 mi), 50574 (8.4 mi) and 50524 (11.6 mi).

Is 50571 a PO Box ZIP code?

50571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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