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Where 50649 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 50649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,649 = 3 × 16883. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100010111011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50648 (Jesup, IA, 44 mi away) and 50650 (Lamont, IA, 64 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50649 becomes 94605 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakland, CA, 1,571 miles away.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04956, 04965, 05469, 05649, 06459, 06495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96450 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,943 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
- 🎯354 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50649 and you would come out at 42.66°S, 87.09°E — 929 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 0.029 square miles of land, 50649 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 14 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12This ZIP12 |
| Housing units | 12This ZIP12 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 413.8 / sq miThis ZIP413.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 14This ZIP14 |
| Annual payroll | $899,000This ZIP$899,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 50649
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50604 | Aplington, IA | 4.2 mi |
50608 | Austinville, IA | 5.8 mi |
50625 | Dumont, IA | 7.2 mi |
50602 | Allison, IA | 7.6 mi |
50665 | Parkersburg, IA | 9.0 mi |
50601 | Ackley, IA | 10.1 mi |
50611 | Bristow, IA | 10.8 mi |
50633 | Geneva, IA | 11.1 mi |
50605 | Aredale, IA | 13.5 mi |
50673 | Stout, IA | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50649?
50649 is in Kesley, Iowa, in Butler County. Its published point location is 42.6625, -92.9097.
What county is 50649 in?
50649 lies in Butler County.
What time zone is 50649 in?
50649 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50649?
About 12 people live in ZIP code 50649, in 12 households, at 413.8 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 50649?
The closest are 50604 (4.2 mi), 50608 (5.8 mi), 50625 (7.2 mi), 50602 (7.6 mi) and 50665 (9 mi).
Is 50649 a PO Box ZIP code?
50649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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