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Where 50842 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 50842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,842 = 2 × 11 × 2311. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100011010011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50841 (Corning, IA, 16 mi away) and 50843 (Cumberland, IA, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50842 becomes 24805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04852 in Monhegan, ME, 1,292 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯232 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50842 and you would come out at 41.04°S, 85.54°E — 938 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 0.258 square miles of land, 50842 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 125 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 99This ZIP99 |
|---|---|
| Households | 47This ZIP47 |
| Housing units | 50This ZIP50 |
| Median age | 55.8This ZIP55.8Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $59,583This ZIP$59,583Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $104,700This ZIP$104,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.0%This ZIP11.0% |
| Mean commute | 20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min |
| Population density | 383.7 / sq miThis ZIP383.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 50842
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50842
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50801 | Creston, IA | 4.1 mi |
50859 | Prescott, IA | 7.3 mi |
50851 | Lenox, IA | 9.9 mi |
50858 | Orient, IA | 12.1 mi |
50831 | Arispe, IA | 13.9 mi |
50861 | Shannon City, IA | 14.1 mi |
50830 | Afton, IA | 14.2 mi |
50841 | Corning, IA | 16.1 mi |
50845 | Diagonal, IA | 16.5 mi |
50837 | Bridgewater, IA | 17.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50842?
50842 is in Cromwell, Iowa, in Union County. Its published point location is 41.0399, -94.4618.
What county is 50842 in?
50842 lies in Union County.
What area code is 50842?
Cromwell uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50842 in?
50842 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50842?
About 99 people live in ZIP code 50842, in 47 households, at 383.7 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 50842?
$59,583 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50842?
The closest are 50801 (4.1 mi), 50859 (7.3 mi), 50851 (9.9 mi), 50858 (12.1 mi) and 50831 (13.9 mi).
Is 50842 a PO Box ZIP code?
50842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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