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50579

ZIP 50579 is Rockwell City, Iowa, in Calhoun County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
none
Population
3,034
Coordinates
42.3938, -94.6342
☼ Live from 50579 — Rockwell City, IA

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Where 50579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50579
  • 🔢 Type 50579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,579 = 37 × 1367. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50578 (Ringsted, IA, 63 mi away) and 50581 (Rolfe, IA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50579 becomes 97505, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05759, 50597, 55079, 55709, 55790, 55970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95570 in Trinidad, CA, 1,513 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯271 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50579 and you would come out at 42.39°S, 85.37°E — 870 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 140.6 square miles of land, 50579 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,034This ZIP3,034
Households1,085This ZIP1,085
Housing units1,364This ZIP1,364
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,108This ZIP$61,108Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$126,000This ZIP$126,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density21.6 / sq miThis ZIP21.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees378This ZIP378
Annual payroll$14,896,000This ZIP$14,896,000
Tax returns filed1,100This ZIP1,100
Total adjusted gross income$81,354,000This ZIP$81,354,000

Land area

Land area140.59 sq miThis ZIP140.59 sq mi
Water area1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi

Other place names in 50579

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ZIP codes near 50579

ZIPCityDistance
50551 Jolley, IA 8.7 mi
50552 Knierim, IA 9.8 mi
51453 Lohrville, IA 10.2 mi
51449 Lake City, IA 10.2 mi
50586 Somers, IA 10.7 mi
50563 Manson, IA 10.8 mi
50561 Lytton, IA 11.2 mi
50575 Pomeroy, IA 11.9 mi
50538 Farnhamville, IA 12.8 mi
51451 Lanesboro, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50579?

50579 is in Rockwell City, Iowa, in Calhoun County. Its published point location is 42.3938, -94.6342.

What county is 50579 in?

50579 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 50579?

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

What time zone is 50579 in?

50579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50579?

About 3,034 people live in ZIP code 50579, in 1,085 households, at 21.6 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 50579?

$61,108 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50579?

The closest are 50551 (8.7 mi), 50552 (9.8 mi), 51453 (10.2 mi), 51449 (10.2 mi) and 50586 (10.7 mi).

Is 50579 a PO Box ZIP code?

50579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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