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Where 50620 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 50620 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,620 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2531. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010110111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50619 (Clarksville, IA, 25 mi away) and 50621 (Conrad, IA, 65 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50620 becomes 02605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00652, 02056, 02065, 02650, 05062, 05260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00652 in Garrochales, PR, 2,282 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
- 🎯386 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50620 and you would come out at 43.16°S, 87.41°E — 923 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
- 📏 At 0.145 square miles of land, 50620 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 70 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 36This ZIP36 |
|---|---|
| Households | 20This ZIP20 |
| Housing units | 24This ZIP24 |
| Median age | 39.5This ZIP39.5Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $102,800This ZIP$102,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.7%This ZIP6.7% |
| Mean commute | 26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min |
| Population density | 248.3 / sq miThis ZIP248.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50620
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50620
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50616 | Charles City, IA | 6.3 mi |
50460 | Orchard, IA | 6.9 mi |
50603 | Alta Vista, IA | 7.1 mi |
50435 | Floyd, IA | 9.0 mi |
50661 | North Washington, IA | 9.3 mi |
50645 | Ionia, IA | 12.1 mi |
50628 | Elma, IA | 12.7 mi |
50659 | New Hampton, IA | 13.9 mi |
50471 | Rudd, IA | 14.5 mi |
50658 | Nashua, IA | 14.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50620?
50620 is in Colwell, Iowa, in Floyd County. Its published point location is 43.1571, -92.5912.
What county is 50620 in?
50620 lies in Floyd County.
What area code is 50620?
Colwell uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50620 in?
50620 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50620?
About 36 people live in ZIP code 50620, in 20 households, at 248.3 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 50620?
The closest are 50616 (6.3 mi), 50460 (6.9 mi), 50603 (7.1 mi), 50435 (9 mi) and 50661 (9.3 mi).
Is 50620 a PO Box ZIP code?
50620 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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