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50647

ZIP 50647 is Janesville, Iowa, mostly in Bremer County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bremer +1 more
Population
1,978
Coordinates
42.6509, -92.4970
☼ Live from 50647 — Janesville, IA

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Where 50647 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50647
  • 🔢 Type 50647 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50647 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50645 (Ionia, IA, 26 mi away) and 50648 (Jesup, IA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50647 becomes 74605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04576, 04657, 04675, 04756, 04765, 05476, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04657 in Meddybemps, ME, 1,254 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯371 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50647 and you would come out at 42.65°S, 87.50°E — 947 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 02m.
  • 📏 At 30.4 square miles of land, 50647 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,978This ZIP1,978
Households799This ZIP799
Housing units902This ZIP902
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$104,063This ZIP$104,063Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$314,200This ZIP$314,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$618This ZIP$618Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density65.1 / sq miThis ZIP65.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees359This ZIP359
Annual payroll$18,489,000This ZIP$18,489,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$85,253,000This ZIP$85,253,000

Land area

Land area30.40 sq miThis ZIP30.40 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 50647 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bremer County 62.0%
Black Hawk County 38.0%

Other place names in 50647

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

ZIP codes near 50647

ZIPCityDistance
50670 Shell Rock, IA 6.3 mi
50613 Cedar Falls, IA 8.3 mi
50622 Denver, IA 8.5 mi
50677 Waverly, IA 8.5 mi
50660 New Hartford, IA 8.9 mi
50703 Waterloo, IA 12.9 mi
50619 Clarksville, IA 13.3 mi
50668 Readlyn, IA 13.9 mi
50673 Stout, IA 13.9 mi
50666 Plainfield, IA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50647?

50647 is in Janesville, Iowa, in Bremer County, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6509, -92.4970.

What county is 50647 in?

50647 spans 2 counties: Bremer County and Black Hawk County. Most of it falls in Bremer 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 50647?

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

What time zone is 50647 in?

50647 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50647?

About 1,978 people live in ZIP code 50647, in 799 households, at 65.1 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 50647?

$104,063 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50647?

The closest are 50670 (6.3 mi), 50613 (8.3 mi), 50622 (8.5 mi), 50677 (8.5 mi) and 50660 (8.9 mi).

Is 50647 a PO Box ZIP code?

50647 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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