50608
ZIP 50608 is Austinville, Iowa, in Butler County; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Butler
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 24
- Coordinates
- 42.5881, -92.9608
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Where 50608 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.
- 🔢 Type 50608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3163. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010110110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50607 (Aurora, IA, 62 mi away) and 50609 (Beaman, IA, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50608 becomes 80605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00685, 05068, 05086, 05680, 05860, 06058, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00685 in San Sebastian, PR, 2,262 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
- 🎯349 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50608 and you would come out at 42.59°S, 87.04°E — 930 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 03m.
- 📏 At 0.222 square miles of land, 50608 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 107 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Households | 19This ZIP19 |
| Housing units | 19This ZIP19 |
| Median age | 69.9This ZIP69.9Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.2%This ZIP54.2% |
| Population density | 108.1 / sq miThis ZIP108.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4This ZIP4 |
| Annual payroll | $109,000This ZIP$109,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 50608
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50604 | Aplington, IA | 3.4 mi |
50601 | Ackley, IA | 5.2 mi |
50649 | Kesley, IA | 5.8 mi |
50665 | Parkersburg, IA | 9.6 mi |
50680 | Wellsburg, IA | 10.2 mi |
50633 | Geneva, IA | 10.4 mi |
50625 | Dumont, IA | 11.2 mi |
50672 | Steamboat Rock, IA | 12.5 mi |
50642 | Holland, IA | 12.6 mi |
50602 | Allison, IA | 13.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50608?
50608 is in Austinville, Iowa, in Butler County. Its published point location is 42.5881, -92.9608.
What county is 50608 in?
50608 lies in Butler County.
What time zone is 50608 in?
50608 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50608?
About 24 people live in ZIP code 50608, in 19 households, at 108.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 50608?
The closest are 50604 (3.4 mi), 50601 (5.2 mi), 50649 (5.8 mi), 50665 (9.6 mi) and 50680 (10.2 mi).
Is 50608 a PO Box ZIP code?
50608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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