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50846

ZIP 50846 is Fontanelle, Iowa, in Adair County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Adair
Metro area
none
Population
1,276
Coordinates
41.3090, -94.5761
☼ Live from 50846 — Fontanelle, IA

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Where 50846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50846
  • 🔢 Type 50846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,846 = 2 × 25423. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50845 (Diagonal, IA, 36 mi away) and 50847 (Grant, IA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50846 becomes 64805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04658 in Milbridge, ME, 1,363 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
  • 🎯234 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50846 and you would come out at 41.31°S, 85.42°E — 921 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 95.4 square miles of land, 50846 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,276This ZIP1,276
Households560This ZIP560
Housing units636This ZIP636
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,200This ZIP$74,200Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$108,800This ZIP$108,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density13.4 / sq miThis ZIP13.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees123This ZIP123
Annual payroll$6,292,000This ZIP$6,292,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$32,997,000This ZIP$32,997,000

Land area

Land area95.44 sq miThis ZIP95.44 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 50846

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ZIP codes near 50846

ZIPCityDistance
50837 Bridgewater, IA 8.6 mi
50849 Greenfield, IA 8.9 mi
50858 Orient, IA 11.0 mi
50853 Massena, IA 11.1 mi
50020 Anita, IA 12.1 mi
50048 Casey, IA 14.4 mi
50002 Adair, IA 14.7 mi
50164 Menlo, IA 15.1 mi
50274 Wiota, IA 15.6 mi
50859 Prescott, IA 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50846?

50846 is in Fontanelle, Iowa, in Adair County. Its published point location is 41.3090, -94.5761.

What county is 50846 in?

50846 lies in Adair County.

What area code is 50846?

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

What time zone is 50846 in?

50846 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50846?

About 1,276 people live in ZIP code 50846, in 560 households, at 13.4 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 50846?

$74,200 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50846?

The closest are 50837 (8.6 mi), 50849 (8.9 mi), 50858 (11 mi), 50853 (11.1 mi) and 50020 (12.1 mi).

Is 50846 a PO Box ZIP code?

50846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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