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Where 50839 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 50839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 50839 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100011010010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50837 (Bridgewater, IA, 14 mi away) and 50840 (Clearfield, IA, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50839 becomes 93805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03589, 03598, 03859, 05839, 09358, 09835, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09853 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,269 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯215 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50839 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 85.18°E — 924 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 0.501 square miles of land, 50839 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 242 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 46This ZIP46 |
|---|---|
| Households | 28This ZIP28 |
| Housing units | 42This ZIP42 |
| Median age | 66.8This ZIP66.8Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $48,750This ZIP$48,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.7%This ZIP8.7% |
| Population density | 91.8 / sq miThis ZIP91.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50839
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50839
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50841 | Corning, IA | 3.9 mi |
50857 | Nodaway, IA | 8.4 mi |
50864 | Villisca, IA | 9.8 mi |
50847 | Grant, IA | 10.6 mi |
50859 | Prescott, IA | 11.8 mi |
50853 | Massena, IA | 13.3 mi |
50843 | Cumberland, IA | 13.4 mi |
50837 | Bridgewater, IA | 13.6 mi |
51573 | Stanton, IA | 15.0 mi |
51532 | Elliott, IA | 16.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50839?
50839 is in Carbon, Iowa, in Adams County. Its published point location is 41.0488, -94.8220.
What county is 50839 in?
50839 lies in Adams County.
What area code is 50839?
Carbon uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50839 in?
50839 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50839?
About 46 people live in ZIP code 50839, in 28 households, at 91.8 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 50839?
$48,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50839?
The closest are 50841 (3.9 mi), 50857 (8.4 mi), 50864 (9.8 mi), 50847 (10.6 mi) and 50859 (11.8 mi).
Is 50839 a PO Box ZIP code?
50839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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