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51029

ZIP 51029 is Larrabee, Iowa, mostly in Cherokee County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
261
Coordinates
42.8855, -95.5414
☼ Live from 51029 — Larrabee, IA

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Where 51029 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51029
  • 🔢 Type 51029 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,029 = 11 × 4639. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51028 (Kingsley, IA, 30 mi away) and 51030 (Lawton, IA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51029 becomes 92015, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01259, 01529, 01952, 02915, 09215, 09251, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09251 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯263 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51029 and you would come out at 42.89°S, 84.46°E — 813 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 27.0 square miles of land, 51029 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population261This ZIP261
Households123This ZIP123
Housing units131This ZIP131
Median age55.0This ZIP55.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,042This ZIP$86,042Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density9.7 / sq miThis ZIP9.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$1,519,000This ZIP$1,519,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$8,349,000This ZIP$8,349,000

Land area

Land area26.96 sq miThis ZIP26.96 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 51029 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cherokee County 85.2%
O'Brien County 14.8%

Other place names in 51029

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

ZIP codes near 51029

ZIPCityDistance
51009 Calumet, IA 4.1 mi
51037 Meriden, IA 6.6 mi
51058 Sutherland, IA 7.9 mi
51046 Paullina, IA 8.7 mi
51047 Peterson, IA 9.5 mi
51012 Cherokee, IA 9.7 mi
51014 Cleghorn, IA 10.8 mi
51005 Aurelia, IA 12.8 mi
51245 Primghar, IA 13.6 mi
51033 Linn Grove, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51029?

51029 is in Larrabee, Iowa, in Cherokee County. Its published point location is 42.8855, -95.5414.

What county is 51029 in?

51029 spans 2 counties: Cherokee County and O'Brien County. Most of it falls in Cherokee 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 51029?

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

What time zone is 51029 in?

51029 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51029?

About 261 people live in ZIP code 51029, in 123 households, at 9.7 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 51029?

$86,042 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51029?

The closest are 51009 (4.1 mi), 51037 (6.6 mi), 51058 (7.9 mi), 51046 (8.7 mi) and 51047 (9.5 mi).

Is 51029 a PO Box ZIP code?

51029 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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