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51039

ZIP 51039 is Moville, Iowa, in Woodbury County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Woodbury
Population
2,845
Coordinates
42.4492, -96.0496
☼ Live from 51039 — Moville, IA

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Where 51039 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51039
  • 🔢 Type 51039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,039 = 3 × 3 × 53 × 107. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51038 (Merrill, IA, 22 mi away) and 51040 (Onawa, IA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51039 becomes 93015 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fillmore, CA, 1,349 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09351, 10953, 13905, 15930, 19035, 19053, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09351 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,666 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯224 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51039 and you would come out at 42.45°S, 83.95°E — 812 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 86.2 square miles of land, 51039 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,845This ZIP2,845
Households1,120This ZIP1,120
Housing units1,194This ZIP1,194
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$110,000This ZIP$110,000Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$268,200This ZIP$268,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$903This ZIP$903Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%This ZIP32.8%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density33.0 / sq miThis ZIP33.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees346This ZIP346
Annual payroll$16,196,000This ZIP$16,196,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$104,380,000This ZIP$104,380,000

Land area

Land area86.25 sq miThis ZIP86.25 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 51039

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ZIP codes near 51039

ZIPCityDistance
51015 Climbing Hill, IA 7.8 mi
51007 Bronson, IA 7.8 mi
51030 Lawton, IA 7.8 mi
51004 Anthon, IA 8.2 mi
51028 Kingsley, IA 10.7 mi
51044 Oto, IA 11.9 mi
51016 Correctionville, IA 12.6 mi
51048 Pierson, IA 12.7 mi
51026 Hornick, IA 13.4 mi
51106 Sioux City, IA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51039?

51039 is in Moville, Iowa, in Woodbury County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4492, -96.0496.

What county is 51039 in?

51039 lies in Woodbury County.

What area code is 51039?

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

What time zone is 51039 in?

51039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51039?

About 2,845 people live in ZIP code 51039, in 1,120 households, at 33.0 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 51039?

$110,000 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51039?

The closest are 51015 (7.8 mi), 51007 (7.8 mi), 51030 (7.8 mi), 51004 (8.2 mi) and 51028 (10.7 mi).

Is 51039 a PO Box ZIP code?

51039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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