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51006

ZIP 51006 is Battle Creek, Iowa, mostly in Ida County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ida +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,287
Coordinates
42.3103, -95.6107
☼ Live from 51006 — Battle Creek, IA

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Where 51006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51006
  • 🔢 Type 51006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,006 = 2 × 3 × 8501. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011100111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51005 (Aurelia, IA, 30 mi away) and 51007 (Bronson, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51006 becomes 60015 — and that is a real ZIP code: Deerfield, IL, 395 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01560 in South Grafton, MA, 1,220 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯231 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51006 and you would come out at 42.31°S, 84.39°E — 836 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 78.7 square miles of land, 51006 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,287This ZIP1,287
Households479This ZIP479
Housing units543This ZIP543
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,625This ZIP$75,625Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$84,800This ZIP$84,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$593This ZIP$593Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density16.3 / sq miThis ZIP16.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees127This ZIP127
Annual payroll$5,951,000This ZIP$5,951,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$29,127,000This ZIP$29,127,000

Land area

Land area78.72 sq miThis ZIP78.72 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Counties 51006 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ida County 85.8%
Woodbury County 12.3%
Crawford County 1.9%

Other place names in 51006

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ZIP codes near 51006

ZIPCityDistance
51019 Danbury, IA 6.0 mi
51445 Ida Grove, IA 7.4 mi
51018 Cushing, IA 10.3 mi
51461 Schleswig, IA 11.7 mi
51460 Ricketts, IA 12.5 mi
51025 Holstein, IA 13.2 mi
51431 Arthur, IA 13.5 mi
51034 Mapleton, IA 13.7 mi
51016 Correctionville, IA 14.9 mi
51044 Oto, IA 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51006?

51006 is in Battle Creek, Iowa, in Ida County. Its published point location is 42.3103, -95.6107.

What county is 51006 in?

51006 spans 3 counties: Ida County, Woodbury County and Crawford County. Most of it falls in Ida 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 51006?

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

What time zone is 51006 in?

51006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51006?

About 1,287 people live in ZIP code 51006, in 479 households, at 16.3 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 51006?

$75,625 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51006?

The closest are 51019 (6 mi), 51445 (7.4 mi), 51018 (10.3 mi), 51461 (11.7 mi) and 51460 (12.5 mi).

Is 51006 a PO Box ZIP code?

51006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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