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51028

ZIP 51028 is Kingsley, Iowa, mostly in Plymouth County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plymouth +1 more
Metro area
Le Mars, IA
Population
2,191
Coordinates
42.5967, -95.9876
☼ Live from 51028 — Kingsley, IA

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Where 51028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51028
  • 🔢 Type 51028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,028 = 2 × 2 × 12757. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51027 (Ireton, IA, 31 mi away) and 51029 (Larrabee, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51028 becomes 82015, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02185 in Braintree, MA, 1,266 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯234 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51028 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 84.01°E — 808 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 124.4 square miles of land, 51028 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,191This ZIP2,191
Households904This ZIP904
Housing units985This ZIP985
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,000This ZIP$78,000Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$219,600This ZIP$219,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$785This ZIP$785Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density17.6 / sq miThis ZIP17.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees281This ZIP281
Annual payroll$14,379,000This ZIP$14,379,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$81,815,000This ZIP$81,815,000

Land area

Land area124.40 sq miThis ZIP124.40 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 51028 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Plymouth County 80.0%
Woodbury County 20.0%

Other place names in 51028

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

ZIP codes near 51028

ZIPCityDistance
51048 Pierson, IA 8.1 mi
51039 Moville, IA 10.7 mi
51030 Lawton, IA 12.3 mi
51016 Correctionville, IA 12.7 mi
51061 Washta, IA 13.4 mi
51024 Hinton, IA 14.1 mi
51050 Remsen, IA 14.2 mi
51004 Anthon, IA 15.4 mi
51045 Oyens, IA 15.9 mi
51035 Marcus, IA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51028?

51028 is in Kingsley, Iowa, in Plymouth County, part of the Le Mars, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5967, -95.9876.

What county is 51028 in?

51028 spans 2 counties: Plymouth County and Woodbury County. Most of it falls in Plymouth 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 51028?

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

What time zone is 51028 in?

51028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51028?

About 2,191 people live in ZIP code 51028, in 904 households, at 17.6 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 51028?

$78,000 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51028?

The closest are 51048 (8.1 mi), 51039 (10.7 mi), 51030 (12.3 mi), 51016 (12.7 mi) and 51061 (13.4 mi).

Is 51028 a PO Box ZIP code?

51028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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