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50670

ZIP 50670 is Shell Rock, Iowa, mostly in Butler County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,270
Coordinates
42.6776, -92.6159
☼ Live from 50670 — Shell Rock, IA

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Where 50670 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50670
  • 🔢 Type 50670 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,670 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 563. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50669 (Reinbeck, IA, 23 mi away) and 50671 (Stanley, IA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50670 becomes 07605 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leonia, NJ, 966 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00765, 05067, 05076, 05670, 05760, 06057, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00765 in Vieques, PR, 2,326 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯367 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50670 and you would come out at 42.68°S, 87.38°E — 941 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 55.1 square miles of land, 50670 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,270This ZIP2,270
Households803This ZIP803
Housing units873This ZIP873
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,679This ZIP$84,679Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$171,500This ZIP$171,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$931This ZIP$931Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density41.2 / sq miThis ZIP41.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees1,040This ZIP1,040
Annual payroll$63,253,000This ZIP$63,253,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$67,756,000This ZIP$67,756,000

Land area

Land area55.10 sq miThis ZIP55.10 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 50670 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Butler County 97.3%
Bremer County 1.8%
Black Hawk County 0.9%

Other place names in 50670

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ZIP codes near 50670

ZIPCityDistance
50647 Janesville, IA 6.3 mi
50660 New Hartford, IA 7.0 mi
50619 Clarksville, IA 8.7 mi
50665 Parkersburg, IA 10.4 mi
50602 Allison, IA 10.6 mi
50677 Waverly, IA 10.9 mi
50673 Stout, IA 11.6 mi
50613 Cedar Falls, IA 12.1 mi
50666 Plainfield, IA 13.5 mi
50622 Denver, IA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50670?

50670 is in Shell Rock, Iowa, in Butler County. Its published point location is 42.6776, -92.6159.

What county is 50670 in?

50670 spans 3 counties: Butler County, Bremer County and Black Hawk 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 50670?

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

What time zone is 50670 in?

50670 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50670?

About 2,270 people live in ZIP code 50670, in 803 households, at 41.2 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 50670?

$84,679 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50670?

The closest are 50647 (6.3 mi), 50660 (7 mi), 50619 (8.7 mi), 50665 (10.4 mi) and 50602 (10.6 mi).

Is 50670 a PO Box ZIP code?

50670 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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