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50624

ZIP 50624 is Dike, Iowa, in Grundy County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grundy
Population
1,855
Coordinates
42.4687, -92.6588
☼ Live from 50624 — Dike, IA

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Where 50624 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 50624
  • 🔢 Type 50624 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,624 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 113. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50623 (Dewar, IA, 23 mi away) and 50625 (Dumont, IA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50624 becomes 42605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,285 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯358 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50624 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 87.34°E — 947 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 51.4 square miles of land, 50624 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,855This ZIP1,855
Households685This ZIP685
Housing units705This ZIP705
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$96,713This ZIP$96,713Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$260,100This ZIP$260,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$711This ZIP$711Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density36.1 / sq miThis ZIP36.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees256This ZIP256
Annual payroll$9,881,000This ZIP$9,881,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$92,457,000This ZIP$92,457,000

Land area

Land area51.43 sq miThis ZIP51.43 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 50624

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

ZIP codes near 50624

ZIPCityDistance
50673 Stout, IA 4.7 mi
50660 New Hartford, IA 7.6 mi
50642 Holland, IA 8.3 mi
50657 Morrison, IA 8.6 mi
50669 Reinbeck, IA 9.2 mi
50665 Parkersburg, IA 9.6 mi
50613 Cedar Falls, IA 9.8 mi
50638 Grundy Center, IA 10.4 mi
50643 Hudson, IA 12.5 mi
50680 Wellsburg, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50624?

50624 is in Dike, Iowa, in Grundy County, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4687, -92.6588.

What county is 50624 in?

50624 lies in Grundy County.

What area code is 50624?

Dike uses area code 319, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50624 in?

50624 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50624?

About 1,855 people live in ZIP code 50624, in 685 households, at 36.1 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 50624?

$96,713 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50624?

The closest are 50673 (4.7 mi), 50660 (7.6 mi), 50642 (8.3 mi), 50657 (8.6 mi) and 50669 (9.2 mi).

Is 50624 a PO Box ZIP code?

50624 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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