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50668

ZIP 50668 is Readlyn, Iowa, in Bremer County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bremer
Population
1,216
Coordinates
42.6929, -92.2289
☼ Live from 50668 — Readlyn, IA

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Where 50668 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50668
  • 🔢 Type 50668 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BggOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,668 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 239. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50667 (Raymond, IA, 15 mi away) and 50669 (Reinbeck, IA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50668 becomes 86605, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05866, 06856, 56068, 56680, 60568, 60586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85066 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,250 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯385 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50668 and you would come out at 42.69°S, 87.77°E — 956 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 33.8 square miles of land, 50668 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,216This ZIP1,216
Households501This ZIP501
Housing units511This ZIP511
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,956This ZIP$85,956Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$174,000This ZIP$174,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$628This ZIP$628Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density36.0 / sq miThis ZIP36.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees172This ZIP172
Annual payroll$6,533,000This ZIP$6,533,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$46,484,000This ZIP$46,484,000

Land area

Land area33.75 sq miThis ZIP33.75 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 50668

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ZIP codes near 50668

ZIPCityDistance
50622 Denver, IA 5.5 mi
50676 Tripoli, IA 7.8 mi
50664 Oran, IA 8.0 mi
50626 Dunkerton, IA 8.1 mi
50629 Fairbank, IA 8.6 mi
50703 Waterloo, IA 10.4 mi
50623 Dewar, IA 11.5 mi
50674 Sumner, IA 11.6 mi
50677 Waverly, IA 11.9 mi
50681 Westgate, IA 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50668?

50668 is in Readlyn, Iowa, in Bremer County, part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6929, -92.2289.

What county is 50668 in?

50668 lies in Bremer County.

What area code is 50668?

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

What time zone is 50668 in?

50668 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50668?

About 1,216 people live in ZIP code 50668, in 501 households, at 36.0 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 50668?

$85,956 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50668?

The closest are 50622 (5.5 mi), 50676 (7.8 mi), 50664 (8 mi), 50626 (8.1 mi) and 50629 (8.6 mi).

Is 50668 a PO Box ZIP code?

50668 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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