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50592

ZIP 50592 is Truesdale, Iowa, in Buena Vista County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Buena Vista
Metro area
Storm Lake, IA
Population
187
Coordinates
42.7293, -95.1834
☼ Live from 50592 — Truesdale, IA

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Where 50592 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50592
  • 🔢 Type 50592 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,592 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 31. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50591 (Thor, IA, 57 mi away) and 50593 (Varina, IA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50592 becomes 29505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Florence, SC, 1,025 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02559, 20559, 25059, 29055, 29505, 29550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95502 in Eureka, CA, 1,493 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯267 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50592 and you would come out at 42.73°S, 84.82°E — 834 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 0.146 square miles of land, 50592 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 71 football fields.
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People and housing

Population187This ZIP187
Households76This ZIP76
Housing units80This ZIP80
Median age12.5This ZIP12.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$100,076This ZIP$100,076Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$35,800This ZIP$35,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,102This ZIP$1,102Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density1,280.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,280.8 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50592

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

ZIP codes near 50592

ZIPCityDistance
50576 Rembrandt, IA 5.1 mi
50588 Storm Lake, IA 5.3 mi
51002 Alta, IA 7.1 mi
50510 Albert City, IA 10.2 mi
50568 Newell, IA 11.3 mi
51005 Aurelia, IA 12.0 mi
50565 Marathon, IA 12.8 mi
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 13.2 mi
51033 Linn Grove, IA 13.6 mi
50567 Nemaha, IA 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50592?

50592 is in Truesdale, Iowa, in Buena Vista County, part of the Storm Lake, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7293, -95.1834.

What county is 50592 in?

50592 lies in Buena Vista County.

What area code is 50592?

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

What time zone is 50592 in?

50592 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50592?

About 187 people live in ZIP code 50592, in 76 households, at 1,280.8 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 50592?

$100,076 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50592?

The closest are 50576 (5.1 mi), 50588 (5.3 mi), 51002 (7.1 mi), 50510 (10.2 mi) and 50568 (11.3 mi).

Is 50592 a PO Box ZIP code?

50592 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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