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Where 50835 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 50835 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,835 = 3 × 5 × 3389. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100011010010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50833 (Bedford, IA, 17 mi away) and 50836 (Blockton, IA, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50835 becomes 53805 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boscobel, WI, 254 miles away.
- 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03585, 03855, 05358, 05853, 08535, 08553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85350 in Somerton, AZ, 1,256 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯230 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50835 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 85.62°E — 957 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 15.2 square miles of land, 50835 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 69This ZIP69 |
|---|---|
| Households | 43This ZIP43 |
| Housing units | 49This ZIP49 |
| Median age | 45.3This ZIP45.3Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,125This ZIP$58,125Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.7%This ZIP27.7% |
| Mean commute | 13.6 minThis ZIP13.6 min |
| Population density | 4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 15.19 sq miThis ZIP15.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
Other place names in 50835
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50835
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50860 | Redding, IA | 6.3 mi |
50845 | Diagonal, IA | 7.6 mi |
50840 | Clearfield, IA | 8.1 mi |
50836 | Blockton, IA | 8.2 mi |
50854 | Mount Ayr, IA | 8.7 mi |
50863 | Tingley, IA | 14.3 mi |
64456 | Grant City, MO | 14.8 mi |
50861 | Shannon City, IA | 15.3 mi |
50133 | Kellerton, IA | 15.4 mi |
64420 | Allendale, MO | 15.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50835?
50835 is in Benton, Iowa, in Ringgold County. Its published point location is 40.7064, -94.3755.
What county is 50835 in?
50835 lies in Ringgold County.
What area code is 50835?
Benton uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50835 in?
50835 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50835?
About 69 people live in ZIP code 50835, in 43 households, at 4.5 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 50835?
$58,125 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50835?
The closest are 50860 (6.3 mi), 50845 (7.6 mi), 50840 (8.1 mi), 50836 (8.2 mi) and 50854 (8.7 mi).
Is 50835 a PO Box ZIP code?
50835 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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