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50864

ZIP 50864 is Villisca, Iowa, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery +4 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,662
Coordinates
40.9704, -94.9781
☼ Live from 50864 — Villisca, IA

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Where 50864 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 50864
  • 🔢 Type 50864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBOS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 50,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 50863 (Tingley, IA, 43 mi away) and 50936 (Des Moines, IA, 88 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 50864 becomes 46805 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Wayne, IN, 514 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 1,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯205 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 50864 and you would come out at 40.97°S, 85.02°E — 922 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 147.6 square miles of land, 50864 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 112 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,662This ZIP1,662
Households789This ZIP789
Housing units835This ZIP835
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,861This ZIP$69,861Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$109,900This ZIP$109,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$716This ZIP$716Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density11.3 / sq miThis ZIP11.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees176This ZIP176
Annual payroll$6,378,000This ZIP$6,378,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$50,089,000This ZIP$50,089,000

Land area

Land area147.56 sq miThis ZIP147.56 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 50864 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 65.5%
Page County 19.9%
Taylor County 8.9%
Adams County 3.9%
Cass County 1.7%

Other place names in 50864

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ZIP codes near 50864

ZIPCityDistance
50857 Nodaway, IA 5.7 mi
51573 Stanton, IA 6.1 mi
50839 Carbon, IA 9.8 mi
51591 Red Oak, IA 10.2 mi
50841 Corning, IA 11.2 mi
50847 Grant, IA 11.8 mi
51532 Elliott, IA 13.4 mi
51566 Red Oak, IA 13.5 mi
51632 Clarinda, IA 15.9 mi
51646 New Market, IA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 50864?

50864 is in Villisca, Iowa, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 40.9704, -94.9781.

What county is 50864 in?

50864 spans 5 counties: Montgomery County, Page County, Taylor County, Adams County and Cass County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 50864?

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

What time zone is 50864 in?

50864 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 50864?

About 1,662 people live in ZIP code 50864, in 789 households, at 11.3 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 50864?

$69,861 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 50864?

The closest are 50857 (5.7 mi), 51573 (6.1 mi), 50839 (9.8 mi), 51591 (10.2 mi) and 50841 (11.2 mi).

Is 50864 a PO Box ZIP code?

50864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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