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Where 50848 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 50848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 227. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100011010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50847 (Grant, IA, 27 mi away) and 50849 (Greenfield, IA, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50848 becomes 84805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04858, 05488, 05848, 08854, 40588, 40858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04858 in South Thomaston, ME, 1,320 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯212 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50848 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 85.24°E — 939 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 47.9 square miles of land, 50848 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 256This ZIP256 |
|---|---|
| Households | 105This ZIP105 |
| Housing units | 179This ZIP179 |
| Median age | 43.5This ZIP43.5Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $68,250This ZIP$68,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $158,800This ZIP$158,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $775This ZIP$775Iowa$972US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.2%This ZIP15.2% |
| Mean commute | 21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min |
| Population density | 5.3 / sq miThis ZIP5.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3This ZIP3 |
| Annual payroll | $156,000This ZIP$156,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 130This ZIP130 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $9,225,000This ZIP$9,225,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 47.85 sq miThis ZIP47.85 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
Other place names in 50848
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50848
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50862 | Sharpsburg, IA | 6.2 mi |
51646 | New Market, IA | 6.5 mi |
50833 | Bedford, IA | 9.0 mi |
50857 | Nodaway, IA | 11.6 mi |
50851 | Lenox, IA | 14.4 mi |
50840 | Clearfield, IA | 14.7 mi |
50841 | Corning, IA | 15.0 mi |
51632 | Clarinda, IA | 15.1 mi |
50864 | Villisca, IA | 16.6 mi |
51651 | Shambaugh, IA | 17.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50848?
50848 is in Gravity, Iowa, in Taylor County. Its published point location is 40.7917, -94.7643.
What county is 50848 in?
50848 lies in Taylor County.
What area code is 50848?
Gravity uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50848 in?
50848 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50848?
About 256 people live in ZIP code 50848, in 105 households, at 5.3 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 50848?
$68,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50848?
The closest are 50862 (6.2 mi), 51646 (6.5 mi), 50833 (9 mi), 50857 (11.6 mi) and 50851 (14.4 mi).
Is 50848 a PO Box ZIP code?
50848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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