50862
ZIP 50862 is Sharpsburg, Iowa, in Taylor County; area code 641; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Taylor
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 123
- Coordinates
- 40.8116, -94.6477
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Where 50862 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 50862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 50,862 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 173. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100011010101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50861 (Shannon City, IA, 22 mi away) and 50863 (Tingley, IA, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 50862 becomes 26805, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02568, 02865, 05682, 05826, 05862, 06258, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02568 in Vineyard Haven, MA, 1,247 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯218 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50862 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 85.35°E — 942 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 14m.
- 📏 At 21.9 square miles of land, 50862 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 123This ZIP123 |
|---|---|
| Households | 57This ZIP57 |
| Housing units | 68This ZIP68 |
| Median age | 56.2This ZIP56.2Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,953This ZIP$61,953Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $108,800This ZIP$108,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.1%This ZIP7.1% |
| Mean commute | 24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min |
| Population density | 5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 21.92 sq miThis ZIP21.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
Other place names in 50862
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 50862
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
50848 | Gravity, IA | 6.2 mi |
50840 | Clearfield, IA | 8.8 mi |
50851 | Lenox, IA | 8.9 mi |
50833 | Bedford, IA | 10.1 mi |
51646 | New Market, IA | 12.7 mi |
50836 | Blockton, IA | 14.7 mi |
50857 | Nodaway, IA | 14.8 mi |
50841 | Corning, IA | 15.0 mi |
50845 | Diagonal, IA | 15.5 mi |
50835 | Benton, IA | 16.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 50862?
50862 is in Sharpsburg, Iowa, in Taylor County. Its published point location is 40.8116, -94.6477.
What county is 50862 in?
50862 lies in Taylor County.
What area code is 50862?
Sharpsburg uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 50862 in?
50862 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 50862?
About 123 people live in ZIP code 50862, in 57 households, at 5.6 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 50862?
$61,953 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 50862?
The closest are 50848 (6.2 mi), 50840 (8.8 mi), 50851 (8.9 mi), 50833 (10.1 mi) and 51646 (12.7 mi).
Is 50862 a PO Box ZIP code?
50862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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