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50840

ZIP 50840 is Clearfield, Iowa, mostly in Taylor County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Taylor +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
552
Coordinates
40.7902, -94.4826
☼ Live from 50840 — Clearfield, IA

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Where 50840 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 50840
  • 🔢 Type 50840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 31 × 41. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50839 (Carbon, IA, 25 mi away) and 50841 (Corning, IA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50840 becomes 04805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04085, 04850, 05048, 05084, 05408, 05840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04850 in Lincolnville Center, ME, 1,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯226 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50840 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 85.52°E — 949 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 46.2 square miles of land, 50840 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population552This ZIP552
Households263This ZIP263
Housing units300This ZIP300
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$63,125This ZIP$63,125Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$180,200This ZIP$180,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$679This ZIP$679Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%This ZIP9.3%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees125This ZIP125
Annual payroll$9,471,000This ZIP$9,471,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$11,299,000This ZIP$11,299,000

Land area

Land area46.18 sq miThis ZIP46.18 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 50840 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Taylor County 60.6%
Ringgold County 39.4%

Other place names in 50840

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 50840

ZIPCityDistance
50845 Diagonal, IA 7.0 mi
50835 Benton, IA 8.1 mi
50851 Lenox, IA 8.7 mi
50862 Sharpsburg, IA 8.8 mi
50836 Blockton, IA 10.9 mi
50860 Redding, IA 13.9 mi
50833 Bedford, IA 14.1 mi
50861 Shannon City, IA 14.4 mi
50848 Gravity, IA 14.7 mi
50854 Mount Ayr, IA 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50840?

50840 is in Clearfield, Iowa, in Taylor County. Its published point location is 40.7902, -94.4826.

What county is 50840 in?

50840 spans 2 counties: Taylor County and Ringgold County. Most of it falls in Taylor 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 50840?

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

What time zone is 50840 in?

50840 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50840?

About 552 people live in ZIP code 50840, in 263 households, at 12.0 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 50840?

$63,125 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50840?

The closest are 50845 (7 mi), 50835 (8.1 mi), 50851 (8.7 mi), 50862 (8.8 mi) and 50836 (10.9 mi).

Is 50840 a PO Box ZIP code?

50840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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