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50648

ZIP 50648 is Jesup, Iowa, mostly in Black Hawk County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Black Hawk +1 more
Population
4,269
Coordinates
42.4531, -92.0932
☼ Live from 50648 — Jesup, IA

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Where 50648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50648
  • 🔢 Type 50648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 487. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50647 (Janesville, IA, 25 mi away) and 50649 (Kesley, IA, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50648 becomes 84605 — and that is a real ZIP code: Provo, UT, 1,019 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,317 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯383 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50648 and you would come out at 42.45°S, 87.91°E — 971 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 83.3 square miles of land, 50648 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,269This ZIP4,269
Households1,629This ZIP1,629
Housing units1,780This ZIP1,780
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$95,353This ZIP$95,353Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$226,400This ZIP$226,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$921This ZIP$921Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density51.3 / sq miThis ZIP51.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees548This ZIP548
Annual payroll$27,845,000This ZIP$27,845,000
Tax returns filed1,870This ZIP1,870
Total adjusted gross income$174,543,000This ZIP$174,543,000

Land area

Land area83.26 sq miThis ZIP83.26 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 50648 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 58.4%
Buchanan County 41.6%

Other place names in 50648

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ZIP codes near 50648

ZIPCityDistance
50634 Gilbertville, IA 6.6 mi
50667 Raymond, IA 6.8 mi
50623 Dewar, IA 7.8 mi
52210 Brandon, IA 9.7 mi
50707 Evansdale, IA 9.8 mi
50626 Dunkerton, IA 9.9 mi
50644 Independence, IA 10.1 mi
50651 La Porte City, IA 10.5 mi
50614 Cedar Falls, IA 11.1 mi
50704 Waterloo, IA 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50648?

50648 is in Jesup, Iowa, in Black Hawk County, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4531, -92.0932.

What county is 50648 in?

50648 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 50648?

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

What time zone is 50648 in?

50648 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50648?

About 4,269 people live in ZIP code 50648, in 1,629 households, at 51.3 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 50648?

$95,353 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50648?

The closest are 50634 (6.6 mi), 50667 (6.8 mi), 50623 (7.8 mi), 52210 (9.7 mi) and 50707 (9.8 mi).

Is 50648 a PO Box ZIP code?

50648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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