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50598

ZIP 50598 is Whittemore, Iowa, mostly in Kossuth County; area code 515; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kossuth +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
818
Coordinates
43.0802, -94.4184
☼ Live from 50598 — Whittemore, IA

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Where 50598 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 50598
  • 🔢 Type 50598 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGSOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,598 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 937. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50597 (West Bend, IA, 7 mi away) and 50599 (Woolstock, IA, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50598 becomes 89505 — and that is a real ZIP code: Reno, NV, 1,337 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05859, 08559, 09855, 50859, 55089, 58059, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09855 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,143 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯311 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50598 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 85.58°E — 850 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 69.0 square miles of land, 50598 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population818This ZIP818
Households340This ZIP340
Housing units392This ZIP392
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,558This ZIP$78,558Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$110,900This ZIP$110,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$625This ZIP$625Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute14.3 minThis ZIP14.3 min
Population density11.8 / sq miThis ZIP11.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees78This ZIP78
Annual payroll$3,784,000This ZIP$3,784,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$28,317,000This ZIP$28,317,000

Land area

Land area69.04 sq miThis ZIP69.04 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50598 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kossuth County 70.1%
Palo Alto County 29.9%

Other place names in 50598

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

ZIP codes near 50598

ZIPCityDistance
50528 Cylinder, IA 7.3 mi
50597 West Bend, IA 7.4 mi
50511 Algona, IA 10.1 mi
50559 Lone Rock, IA 10.1 mi
50539 Fenton, IA 10.7 mi
50570 Ottosen, IA 13.0 mi
50522 Burt, IA 13.8 mi
50562 Mallard, IA 13.9 mi
50536 Emmetsburg, IA 14.2 mi
50519 Bode, IA 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50598?

50598 is in Whittemore, Iowa, in Kossuth County. Its published point location is 43.0802, -94.4184.

What county is 50598 in?

50598 spans 2 counties: Kossuth County and Palo Alto County. Most of it falls in Kossuth County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 50598?

Whittemore uses area code 515, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50598 in?

50598 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50598?

About 818 people live in ZIP code 50598, in 340 households, at 11.8 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 50598?

$78,558 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50598?

The closest are 50528 (7.3 mi), 50597 (7.4 mi), 50511 (10.1 mi), 50559 (10.1 mi) and 50539 (10.7 mi).

Is 50598 a PO Box ZIP code?

50598 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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