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51024

ZIP 51024 is Hinton, Iowa, in Plymouth County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plymouth
Metro area
Le Mars, IA
Population
2,081
Coordinates
42.6265, -96.2629
☼ Live from 51024 — Hinton, IA

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Where 51024 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51024
  • 🔢 Type 51024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1063. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51023 (Hawarden, IA, 28 mi away) and 51025 (Holstein, IA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51024 becomes 42015, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02541 in Falmouth, MA, 1,312 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯228 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51024 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 83.74°E — 796 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 87.3 square miles of land, 51024 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,081This ZIP2,081
Households819This ZIP819
Housing units829This ZIP829
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$114,219This ZIP$114,219Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$347,800This ZIP$347,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density23.8 / sq miThis ZIP23.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees181This ZIP181
Annual payroll$8,460,000This ZIP$8,460,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$95,098,000This ZIP$95,098,000

Land area

Land area87.30 sq miThis ZIP87.30 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 51024

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 51024

ZIPCityDistance
51038 Merrill, IA 6.0 mi
51108 Sioux City, IA 6.2 mi
51104 Sioux City, IA 9.6 mi
51030 Lawton, IA 9.7 mi
51105 Sioux City, IA 9.7 mi
51109 Sioux City, IA 10.6 mi
51101 Sioux City, IA 11.4 mi
51106 Sioux City, IA 11.6 mi
51103 Sioux City, IA 12.0 mi
51008 Brunsville, IA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51024?

51024 is in Hinton, Iowa, in Plymouth County, part of the Le Mars, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6265, -96.2629.

What county is 51024 in?

51024 lies in Plymouth County.

What area code is 51024?

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

What time zone is 51024 in?

51024 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51024?

About 2,081 people live in ZIP code 51024, in 819 households, at 23.8 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 51024?

$114,219 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51024?

The closest are 51038 (6 mi), 51108 (6.2 mi), 51104 (9.6 mi), 51030 (9.7 mi) and 51105 (9.7 mi).

Is 51024 a PO Box ZIP code?

51024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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