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50659

ZIP 50659 is New Hampton, Iowa, in Chickasaw County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chickasaw
Metro area
none
Population
5,688
Coordinates
43.0958, -92.3291
☼ Live from 50659 — New Hampton, IA

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Where 50659 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50659
  • 🔢 Type 50659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,659 = 7 × 7237. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50658 (Nashua, IA, 15 mi away) and 50660 (New Hartford, IA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50659 becomes 95605 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Sacramento, CA, 1,550 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09655, 50569, 55069, 55609, 55906, 55960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96550 in FPO AA, a military post office, 10,330 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯394 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50659 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 87.67°E — 936 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 153.0 square miles of land, 50659 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,688This ZIP5,688
Households2,275This ZIP2,275
Housing units2,537This ZIP2,537
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,153This ZIP$78,153Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$206,900This ZIP$206,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$737This ZIP$737Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density37.2 / sq miThis ZIP37.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments214This ZIP214
Employees3,337This ZIP3,337
Annual payroll$192,567,000This ZIP$192,567,000
Tax returns filed2,470This ZIP2,470
Total adjusted gross income$222,940,000This ZIP$222,940,000

Land area

Land area152.99 sq miThis ZIP152.99 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 50659

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ZIP codes near 50659

ZIPCityDistance
50661 North Washington, IA 4.6 mi
50645 Ionia, IA 7.8 mi
52154 Lawler, IA 8.4 mi
50603 Alta Vista, IA 9.2 mi
50630 Fredericksburg, IA 11.2 mi
50628 Elma, IA 12.7 mi
50620 Colwell, IA 13.9 mi
52171 Waucoma, IA 14.1 mi
52163 Protivin, IA 14.2 mi
50658 Nashua, IA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50659?

50659 is in New Hampton, Iowa, in Chickasaw County. Its published point location is 43.0958, -92.3291.

What county is 50659 in?

50659 lies in Chickasaw County.

What area code is 50659?

New Hampton uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50659 in?

50659 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50659?

About 5,688 people live in ZIP code 50659, in 2,275 households, at 37.2 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 50659?

$78,153 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50659?

The closest are 50661 (4.6 mi), 50645 (7.8 mi), 52154 (8.4 mi), 50603 (9.2 mi) and 50630 (11.2 mi).

Is 50659 a PO Box ZIP code?

50659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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