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51026

ZIP 51026 is Hornick, Iowa, mostly in Woodbury County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Woodbury +1 more
Population
910
Coordinates
42.2555, -96.0684
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Where 51026 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51026
  • 🔢 Type 51026 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,026 = 2 × 31 × 823. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51025 (Holstein, IA, 31 mi away) and 51027 (Ireton, IA, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51026 becomes 62015 — and that is a real ZIP code: Butler, IL, 401 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,334 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯213 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51026 and you would come out at 42.26°S, 83.93°E — 820 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 110.4 square miles of land, 51026 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population910This ZIP910
Households354This ZIP354
Housing units417This ZIP417
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$80,500This ZIP$80,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$211,400This ZIP$211,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%This ZIP13.3%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density8.2 / sq miThis ZIP8.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$3,526,000This ZIP$3,526,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$28,080,000This ZIP$28,080,000

Land area

Land area110.42 sq miThis ZIP110.42 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 51026 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Woodbury County 64.7%
Monona County 35.3%

Other place names in 51026

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

ZIP codes near 51026

ZIPCityDistance
51056 Smithland, IA 5.8 mi
51015 Climbing Hill, IA 5.8 mi
51051 Rodney, IA 6.3 mi
51044 Oto, IA 8.4 mi
51055 Sloan, IA 10.4 mi
51063 Whiting, IA 10.5 mi
51052 Salix, IA 10.7 mi
51004 Anthon, IA 11.5 mi
51007 Bronson, IA 11.8 mi
51010 Castana, IA 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51026?

51026 is in Hornick, Iowa, in Woodbury County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2555, -96.0684.

What county is 51026 in?

51026 spans 2 counties: Woodbury County and Monona County. Most of it falls in Woodbury 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 51026?

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

What time zone is 51026 in?

51026 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51026?

About 910 people live in ZIP code 51026, in 354 households, at 8.2 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 51026?

$80,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51026?

The closest are 51056 (5.8 mi), 51015 (5.8 mi), 51051 (6.3 mi), 51044 (8.4 mi) and 51055 (10.4 mi).

Is 51026 a PO Box ZIP code?

51026 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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