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50574

ZIP 50574 is Pocahontas, Iowa, in Pocahontas County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pocahontas
Metro area
none
Population
2,132
Coordinates
42.7189, -94.6997
☼ Live from 50574 — Pocahontas, IA

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Where 50574 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 50574
  • 🔢 Type 50574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,574 = 2 × 3 × 8429. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50573 (Plover, IA, 12 mi away) and 50575 (Pomeroy, IA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50574 becomes 47505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04575, 05457, 05745, 40575, 40755, 45750, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04575 in West Boothbay Harbor, ME, 1,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50574 and you would come out at 42.72°S, 85.30°E — 854 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 108.3 square miles of land, 50574 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,132This ZIP2,132
Households987This ZIP987
Housing units1,112This ZIP1,112
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,469This ZIP$60,469Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$110,300This ZIP$110,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density19.7 / sq miThis ZIP19.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments90This ZIP90
Employees647This ZIP647
Annual payroll$26,649,000This ZIP$26,649,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$77,089,000This ZIP$77,089,000

Land area

Land area108.31 sq miThis ZIP108.31 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50574

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

ZIP codes near 50574

ZIPCityDistance
50571 Palmer, IA 8.4 mi
50546 Havelock, IA 8.6 mi
50593 Varina, IA 10.9 mi
50540 Fonda, IA 11.0 mi
50575 Pomeroy, IA 11.1 mi
50554 Laurens, IA 11.3 mi
50581 Rolfe, IA 11.5 mi
50573 Plover, IA 11.6 mi
50541 Gilmore City, IA 12.6 mi
50510 Albert City, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50574?

50574 is in Pocahontas, Iowa, in Pocahontas County. Its published point location is 42.7189, -94.6997.

What county is 50574 in?

50574 lies in Pocahontas County.

What area code is 50574?

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

What time zone is 50574 in?

50574 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50574?

About 2,132 people live in ZIP code 50574, in 987 households, at 19.7 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 50574?

$60,469 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50574?

The closest are 50571 (8.4 mi), 50546 (8.6 mi), 50593 (10.9 mi), 50540 (11 mi) and 50575 (11.1 mi).

Is 50574 a PO Box ZIP code?

50574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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