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50651

ZIP 50651 is La Porte City, Iowa, mostly in Black Hawk County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Black Hawk +2 more
Population
3,147
Coordinates
42.3246, -92.2017
☼ Live from 50651 — La Porte City, IA

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Where 50651 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50651
  • 🔢 Type 50651 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 50651 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50650 (Lamont, IA, 34 mi away) and 50652 (Lincoln, IA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50651 becomes 15605 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensburg, PA, 675 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01655 in Worcester, MA, 1,034 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯374 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50651 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 87.80°E — 972 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 114.5 square miles of land, 50651 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,147This ZIP3,147
Households1,362This ZIP1,362
Housing units1,644This ZIP1,644
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$88,333This ZIP$88,333Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$187,600This ZIP$187,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density27.5 / sq miThis ZIP27.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees419This ZIP419
Annual payroll$21,279,000This ZIP$21,279,000
Tax returns filed1,720This ZIP1,720
Total adjusted gross income$132,810,000This ZIP$132,810,000

Land area

Land area114.49 sq miThis ZIP114.49 sq mi
Water area1.84 sq miThis ZIP1.84 sq mi

Counties 50651 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Black Hawk County 71.3%
Benton County 26.0%
Tama County 2.8%

Other place names in 50651

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ZIP codes near 50651

ZIPCityDistance
50634 Gilbertville, IA 6.5 mi
52313 Mount Auburn, IA 7.1 mi
50701 Waterloo, IA 9.7 mi
50612 Buckingham, IA 9.8 mi
50667 Raymond, IA 10.1 mi
50648 Jesup, IA 10.5 mi
52210 Brandon, IA 10.7 mi
50702 Waterloo, IA 11.1 mi
50707 Evansdale, IA 11.3 mi
50614 Cedar Falls, IA 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50651?

50651 is in La Porte City, Iowa, in Black Hawk County, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3246, -92.2017.

What county is 50651 in?

50651 spans 3 counties: Black Hawk County, Benton County and Tama 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 50651?

La Porte City uses area code 319, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50651 in?

50651 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50651?

About 3,147 people live in ZIP code 50651, in 1,362 households, at 27.5 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 50651?

$88,333 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50651?

The closest are 50634 (6.5 mi), 52313 (7.1 mi), 50701 (9.7 mi), 50612 (9.8 mi) and 50667 (10.1 mi).

Is 50651 a PO Box ZIP code?

50651 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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