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51033

ZIP 51033 is Linn Grove, Iowa, mostly in Clay County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay +1 more
Metro area
Spencer, IA
Population
421
Coordinates
42.9194, -95.2524
☼ Live from 51033 — Linn Grove, IA

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Where 51033 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51033
  • 🔢 Type 51033 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,033 = 3 × 17011. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51031 (Le Mars, IA, 48 mi away) and 51034 (Mapleton, IA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51033 becomes 33015 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hialeah, FL, 1,444 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (10533, 13035, 13053, 13305, 13350, 13503, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33051 in Key Colony Beach, FL, 1,495 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯274 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51033 and you would come out at 42.92°S, 84.75°E — 823 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 61.5 square miles of land, 51033 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population421This ZIP421
Households184This ZIP184
Housing units234This ZIP234
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,625This ZIP$60,625Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$181,800This ZIP$181,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,360This ZIP$1,360Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density6.8 / sq miThis ZIP6.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$771,000This ZIP$771,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$16,871,000This ZIP$16,871,000

Land area

Land area61.49 sq miThis ZIP61.49 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 51033 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 50.1%
Buena Vista County 49.9%

Other place names in 51033

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

ZIP codes near 51033

ZIPCityDistance
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 5.6 mi
51047 Peterson, IA 6.1 mi
50576 Rembrandt, IA 8.9 mi
51343 Greenville, IA 9.3 mi
51357 Royal, IA 10.0 mi
51058 Sutherland, IA 12.3 mi
51341 Gillett Grove, IA 12.9 mi
51366 Webb, IA 12.9 mi
50565 Marathon, IA 13.4 mi
50592 Truesdale, IA 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51033?

51033 is in Linn Grove, Iowa, in Clay County, part of the Spencer, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9194, -95.2524.

What county is 51033 in?

51033 spans 2 counties: Clay County and Buena Vista County. Most of it falls in Clay 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 51033?

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

What time zone is 51033 in?

51033 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51033?

About 421 people live in ZIP code 51033, in 184 households, at 6.8 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 51033?

$60,625 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51033?

The closest are 50585 (5.6 mi), 51047 (6.1 mi), 50576 (8.9 mi), 51343 (9.3 mi) and 51357 (10 mi).

Is 51033 a PO Box ZIP code?

51033 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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