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50626

ZIP 50626 is Dunkerton, Iowa, mostly in Black Hawk County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Black Hawk +1 more
Population
1,468
Coordinates
42.5841, -92.1715
☼ Live from 50626 — Dunkerton, IA

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Where 50626 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50626
  • 🔢 Type 50626 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,626 = 2 × 17 × 1489. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50625 (Dumont, IA, 43 mi away) and 50627 (Eldora, IA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50626 becomes 62605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05662, 06256, 06265, 20566, 20656, 25606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06256 in North Windham, CT, 1,024 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯384 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50626 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 87.83°E — 963 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 50.6 square miles of land, 50626 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,468This ZIP1,468
Households573This ZIP573
Housing units647This ZIP647
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,306This ZIP$84,306Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$209,400This ZIP$209,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$518This ZIP$518Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density29.0 / sq miThis ZIP29.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees123This ZIP123
Annual payroll$6,052,000This ZIP$6,052,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$55,485,000This ZIP$55,485,000

Land area

Land area50.58 sq miThis ZIP50.58 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 50626 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Black Hawk County 99.6%
Buchanan County 0.4%

Other place names in 50626

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

ZIP codes near 50626

ZIPCityDistance
50623 Dewar, IA 4.4 mi
50703 Waterloo, IA 6.4 mi
50629 Fairbank, IA 6.8 mi
50668 Readlyn, IA 8.1 mi
50667 Raymond, IA 8.4 mi
50707 Evansdale, IA 9.3 mi
50664 Oran, IA 9.9 mi
50648 Jesup, IA 9.9 mi
50622 Denver, IA 10.3 mi
50614 Cedar Falls, IA 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50626?

50626 is in Dunkerton, Iowa, in Black Hawk County, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5841, -92.1715.

What county is 50626 in?

50626 spans 2 counties: Black Hawk County and Buchanan County. Most of it falls in Black Hawk 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 50626?

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

What time zone is 50626 in?

50626 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50626?

About 1,468 people live in ZIP code 50626, in 573 households, at 29.0 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 50626?

$84,306 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50626?

The closest are 50623 (4.4 mi), 50703 (6.4 mi), 50629 (6.8 mi), 50668 (8.1 mi) and 50667 (8.4 mi).

Is 50626 a PO Box ZIP code?

50626 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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