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51044

ZIP 51044 is Oto, Iowa, in Woodbury County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Woodbury
Population
165
Coordinates
42.3062, -95.9181
☼ Live from 51044 — Oto, IA

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Where 51044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51044
  • 🔢 Type 51044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,044 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1823. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51041 (Orange City, IA, 50 mi away) and 51045 (Oyens, IA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51044 becomes 44015, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04415, 04451, 04541, 05441, 10454, 14054, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04451 in Kingman, ME, 1,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯220 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51044 and you would come out at 42.31°S, 84.08°E — 824 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 33.7 square miles of land, 51044 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population165This ZIP165
Households77This ZIP77
Housing units117This ZIP117
Median age72.7This ZIP72.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$90,417This ZIP$90,417Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$83,800This ZIP$83,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%This ZIP29.7%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$635,000This ZIP$635,000

Land area

Land area33.68 sq miThis ZIP33.68 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 51044

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

ZIP codes near 51044

ZIPCityDistance
51056 Smithland, IA 4.9 mi
51004 Anthon, IA 5.1 mi
51051 Rodney, IA 7.3 mi
51026 Hornick, IA 8.4 mi
51015 Climbing Hill, IA 8.6 mi
51019 Danbury, IA 10.3 mi
51034 Mapleton, IA 11.9 mi
51039 Moville, IA 11.9 mi
51016 Correctionville, IA 12.8 mi
51010 Castana, IA 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51044?

51044 is in Oto, Iowa, in Woodbury County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3062, -95.9181.

What county is 51044 in?

51044 lies in Woodbury County.

What area code is 51044?

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

What time zone is 51044 in?

51044 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51044?

About 165 people live in ZIP code 51044, in 77 households, at 4.9 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 51044?

$90,417 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51044?

The closest are 51056 (4.9 mi), 51004 (5.1 mi), 51051 (7.3 mi), 51026 (8.4 mi) and 51015 (8.6 mi).

Is 51044 a PO Box ZIP code?

51044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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