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50843

ZIP 50843 is Cumberland, Iowa, mostly in Cass County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cass +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
540
Coordinates
41.2368, -94.8852
☼ Live from 50843 — Cumberland, IA

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Where 50843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50843
  • 🔢 Type 50843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,843 = 13 × 3911. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50842 (Cromwell, IA, 26 mi away) and 50845 (Diagonal, IA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50843 becomes 34805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34058 in FPO AA, a military post office, 1,516 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯217 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50843 and you would come out at 41.24°S, 85.11°E — 913 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 72.3 square miles of land, 50843 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population540This ZIP540
Households229This ZIP229
Housing units246This ZIP246
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,125This ZIP$56,125Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$105,000This ZIP$105,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$838This ZIP$838Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density7.5 / sq miThis ZIP7.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,933,000This ZIP$1,933,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$16,129,000This ZIP$16,129,000

Land area

Land area72.31 sq miThis ZIP72.31 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 50843 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cass County 92.3%
Adams County 7.7%

Other place names in 50843

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

ZIP codes near 50843

ZIPCityDistance
50853 Massena, IA 6.1 mi
50847 Grant, IA 8.3 mi
50837 Bridgewater, IA 10.1 mi
50274 Wiota, IA 10.2 mi
51544 Lewis, IA 12.5 mi
51535 Griswold, IA 12.6 mi
50839 Carbon, IA 13.4 mi
51532 Elliott, IA 13.5 mi
50022 Atlantic, IA 13.9 mi
50020 Anita, IA 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50843?

50843 is in Cumberland, Iowa, in Cass County. Its published point location is 41.2368, -94.8852.

What county is 50843 in?

50843 spans 2 counties: Cass County and Adams County. Most of it falls in Cass 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 50843?

Cumberland uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 50843 in?

50843 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50843?

About 540 people live in ZIP code 50843, in 229 households, at 7.5 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 50843?

$56,125 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50843?

The closest are 50853 (6.1 mi), 50847 (8.3 mi), 50837 (10.1 mi), 50274 (10.2 mi) and 51544 (12.5 mi).

Is 50843 a PO Box ZIP code?

50843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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