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50672

ZIP 50672 is Steamboat Rock, Iowa, mostly in Hardin County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hardin +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
611
Coordinates
42.4260, -93.0716
☼ Live from 50672 — Steamboat Rock, IA

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Where 50672 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50672
  • 🔢 Type 50672 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLgOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,672 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3167. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100010111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50671 (Stanley, IA, 67 mi away) and 50673 (Stout, IA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50672 becomes 27605 — and that is a real ZIP code: Raleigh, NC, 897 miles away.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02675 in Yarmouth Port, MA, 1,169 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 63%.
  • 🎯338 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50672 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 86.93°E — 932 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 37.3 square miles of land, 50672 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population611This ZIP611
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units307This ZIP307
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,333This ZIP$73,333Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$158,500This ZIP$158,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$740This ZIP$740Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density16.4 / sq miThis ZIP16.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees102This ZIP102
Annual payroll$8,492,000This ZIP$8,492,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$22,387,000This ZIP$22,387,000

Land area

Land area37.34 sq miThis ZIP37.34 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 50672 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hardin County 90.7%
Grundy County 9.3%

Other place names in 50672

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ZIP codes near 50672

ZIPCityDistance
50627 Eldora, IA 5.3 mi
50680 Wellsburg, IA 8.0 mi
50259 Gifford, IA 9.6 mi
50601 Ackley, IA 9.8 mi
50126 Iowa Falls, IA 11.0 mi
50269 Whitten, IA 11.6 mi
50608 Austinville, IA 12.5 mi
50642 Holland, IA 13.0 mi
50258 Union, IA 14.0 mi
50206 New Providence, IA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50672?

50672 is in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, in Hardin County. Its published point location is 42.4260, -93.0716.

What county is 50672 in?

50672 spans 2 counties: Hardin County and Grundy County. Most of it falls in Hardin 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 50672?

Steamboat Rock uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50672 in?

50672 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50672?

About 611 people live in ZIP code 50672, in 254 households, at 16.4 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 50672?

$73,333 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50672?

The closest are 50627 (5.3 mi), 50680 (8 mi), 50259 (9.6 mi), 50601 (9.8 mi) and 50126 (11 mi).

Is 50672 a PO Box ZIP code?

50672 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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