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50665

ZIP 50665 is Parkersburg, Iowa, mostly in Butler County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,693
Coordinates
42.5808, -92.7717
☼ Live from 50665 — Parkersburg, IA

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Where 50665 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50665
  • 🔢 Type 50665 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SggOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,665 = 5 × 10133. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50664 (Oran, IA, 37 mi away) and 50666 (Plainfield, IA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50665 becomes 56605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05656, 05665, 50566, 55066, 55606, 56056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05665 in North Hyde Park, VT, 1,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯357 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50665 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 87.23°E — 938 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 03m.
  • 📏 At 98.9 square miles of land, 50665 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,693This ZIP2,693
Households1,112This ZIP1,112
Housing units1,327This ZIP1,327
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,521This ZIP$75,521Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$217,700This ZIP$217,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$846This ZIP$846Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%This ZIP31.4%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density27.2 / sq miThis ZIP27.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees390This ZIP390
Annual payroll$15,335,000This ZIP$15,335,000
Tax returns filed1,340This ZIP1,340
Total adjusted gross income$130,264,000This ZIP$130,264,000

Land area

Land area98.90 sq miThis ZIP98.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 50665 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Butler County 64.4%
Grundy County 35.6%

Other place names in 50665

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

ZIP codes near 50665

ZIPCityDistance
50673 Stout, IA 4.9 mi
50604 Aplington, IA 6.5 mi
50660 New Hartford, IA 6.6 mi
50649 Kesley, IA 9.0 mi
50608 Austinville, IA 9.6 mi
50624 Dike, IA 9.6 mi
50642 Holland, IA 10.0 mi
50670 Shell Rock, IA 10.4 mi
50602 Allison, IA 11.2 mi
50680 Wellsburg, IA 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50665?

50665 is in Parkersburg, Iowa, in Butler County. Its published point location is 42.5808, -92.7717.

What county is 50665 in?

50665 spans 2 counties: Butler County and Grundy County. Most of it falls in Butler 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 50665?

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

What time zone is 50665 in?

50665 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50665?

About 2,693 people live in ZIP code 50665, in 1,112 households, at 27.2 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 50665?

$75,521 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50665?

The closest are 50673 (4.9 mi), 50604 (6.5 mi), 50660 (6.6 mi), 50649 (9 mi) and 50608 (9.6 mi).

Is 50665 a PO Box ZIP code?

50665 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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