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51038

ZIP 51038 is Merrill, Iowa, in Plymouth County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plymouth
Metro area
Le Mars, IA
Population
1,449
Coordinates
42.7032, -96.3165
☼ Live from 51038 — Merrill, IA

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Where 51038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51038
  • 🔢 Type 51038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,038 = 2 × 13 × 13 × 151. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51037 (Meriden, IA, 35 mi away) and 51039 (Moville, IA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51038 becomes 83015, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01835 in Haverhill, MA, 1,275 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯231 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51038 and you would come out at 42.70°S, 83.68°E — 791 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 89.3 square miles of land, 51038 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,449This ZIP1,449
Households553This ZIP553
Housing units653This ZIP653
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$95,893This ZIP$95,893Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$183,100This ZIP$183,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$630This ZIP$630Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%This ZIP17.6%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees191This ZIP191
Annual payroll$10,607,000This ZIP$10,607,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$58,550,000This ZIP$58,550,000

Land area

Land area89.32 sq miThis ZIP89.32 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 51038

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

ZIP codes near 51038

ZIPCityDistance
51024 Hinton, IA 6.0 mi
51008 Brunsville, IA 7.9 mi
51031 Le Mars, IA 9.6 mi
51108 Sioux City, IA 9.7 mi
51109 Sioux City, IA 10.1 mi
51062 Westfield, IA 11.1 mi
51104 Sioux City, IA 12.5 mi
51105 Sioux City, IA 13.7 mi
51103 Sioux City, IA 14.4 mi
51101 Sioux City, IA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51038?

51038 is in Merrill, Iowa, in Plymouth County, part of the Le Mars, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7032, -96.3165.

What county is 51038 in?

51038 lies in Plymouth County.

What area code is 51038?

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

What time zone is 51038 in?

51038 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51038?

About 1,449 people live in ZIP code 51038, in 553 households, at 16.2 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 51038?

$95,893 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51038?

The closest are 51024 (6 mi), 51008 (7.9 mi), 51031 (9.6 mi), 51108 (9.7 mi) and 51109 (10.1 mi).

Is 51038 a PO Box ZIP code?

51038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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