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Where 50833 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.
- 🔢 Type 50833 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 50833 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100011010010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50831 (Arispe, IA, 32 mi away) and 50835 (Benton, IA, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50833 becomes 33805 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lakeland, FL, 1,132 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03583, 03835, 03853, 05833, 08353, 08533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03835 in Farmington, NH, 1,223 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯213 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50833 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 85.30°E — 947 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 212.9 square miles of land, 50833 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 162 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,077This ZIP2,077 |
|---|---|
| Households | 907This ZIP907 |
| Housing units | 1,078This ZIP1,078 |
| Median age | 44.0This ZIP44.0Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,042This ZIP$61,042Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $112,900This ZIP$112,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $681This ZIP$681Iowa$972US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.3%This ZIP17.3% |
| Mean commute | 20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min |
| Population density | 9.8 / sq miThis ZIP9.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 58This ZIP58 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 305This ZIP305 |
| Annual payroll | $10,741,000This ZIP$10,741,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 970This ZIP970 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $62,884,000This ZIP$62,884,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 212.91 sq miThis ZIP212.91 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi |
Other place names in 50833
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50833
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50848 | Gravity, IA | 9.0 mi |
50862 | Sharpsburg, IA | 10.1 mi |
64486 | Sheridan, MO | 10.3 mi |
51646 | New Market, IA | 10.5 mi |
50836 | Blockton, IA | 11.0 mi |
64461 | Hopkins, MO | 12.1 mi |
50840 | Clearfield, IA | 14.1 mi |
64476 | Pickering, MO | 16.5 mi |
64475 | Parnell, MO | 16.6 mi |
51631 | Braddyville, IA | 17.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50833?
50833 is in Bedford, Iowa, in Taylor County. Its published point location is 40.6705, -94.7009.
What county is 50833 in?
50833 lies in Taylor County.
What area code is 50833?
Bedford uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50833 in?
50833 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50833?
About 2,077 people live in ZIP code 50833, in 907 households, at 9.8 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 50833?
$61,042 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50833?
The closest are 50848 (9 mi), 50862 (10.1 mi), 64486 (10.3 mi), 51646 (10.5 mi) and 50836 (11 mi).
Is 50833 a PO Box ZIP code?
50833 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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