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50593

ZIP 50593 is Varina, Iowa, in Pocahontas County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pocahontas
Metro area
none
Population
29
Coordinates
42.6580, -94.8982
☼ Live from 50593 — Varina, IA

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Where 50593 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 50593
  • 🔢 Type 50593 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50593 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50592 (Truesdale, IA, 15 mi away) and 50594 (Vincent, IA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50593 becomes 39505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gulfport, MS, 905 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03595, 05359, 09355, 30559, 35905, 35950, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09355 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,416 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯273 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50593 and you would come out at 42.66°S, 85.10°E — 849 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 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.189 square miles of land, 50593 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 91 football fields.
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People and housing

Population29This ZIP29
Households15This ZIP15
Housing units15This ZIP15
Median age60.8This ZIP60.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$50,625This ZIP$50,625Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$55,000This ZIP$55,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.0%This ZIP4.0%
Mean commute15.9 minThis ZIP15.9 min
Population density153.4 / sq miThis ZIP153.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50593

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

ZIP codes near 50593

ZIPCityDistance
50540 Fonda, IA 5.1 mi
50568 Newell, IA 5.6 mi
50510 Albert City, IA 8.3 mi
50574 Pocahontas, IA 10.9 mi
50575 Pomeroy, IA 12.2 mi
50567 Nemaha, IA 13.1 mi
50554 Laurens, IA 13.3 mi
50588 Storm Lake, IA 13.4 mi
50551 Jolley, IA 14.2 mi
50565 Marathon, IA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50593?

50593 is in Varina, Iowa, in Pocahontas County. Its published point location is 42.6580, -94.8982.

What county is 50593 in?

50593 lies in Pocahontas County.

What area code is 50593?

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

What time zone is 50593 in?

50593 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50593?

About 29 people live in ZIP code 50593, in 15 households, at 153.4 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 50593?

$50,625 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50593?

The closest are 50540 (5.1 mi), 50568 (5.6 mi), 50510 (8.3 mi), 50574 (10.9 mi) and 50575 (12.2 mi).

Is 50593 a PO Box ZIP code?

50593 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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