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51047

ZIP 51047 is Peterson, Iowa, mostly in Clay County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay +3 more
Metro area
Spencer, IA
Population
693
Coordinates
42.9424, -95.3695
☼ Live from 51047 — Peterson, IA

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Where 51047 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51047
  • 🔢 Type 51047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 51047 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51046 (Paullina, IA, 16 mi away) and 51048 (Pierson, IA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51047 becomes 74015 — and that is a real ZIP code: Catoosa, OK, 467 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01475, 01745, 01754, 04571, 04751, 05471, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04751 in Limestone, ME, 1,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯272 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51047 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 84.63°E — 818 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 00m.
  • 📏 At 76.6 square miles of land, 51047 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population693This ZIP693
Households314This ZIP314
Housing units414This ZIP414
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$101,000This ZIP$101,000Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$130,300This ZIP$130,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,016,000This ZIP$2,016,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$23,738,000This ZIP$23,738,000

Land area

Land area76.60 sq miThis ZIP76.60 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 51047 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Clay County 55.0%
Buena Vista County 26.6%
Cherokee County 13.3%
O'Brien County 5.1%

Other place names in 51047

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ZIP codes near 51047

ZIPCityDistance
51033 Linn Grove, IA 6.1 mi
51058 Sutherland, IA 6.3 mi
51009 Calumet, IA 9.2 mi
51357 Royal, IA 9.3 mi
51029 Larrabee, IA 9.5 mi
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 11.6 mi
51343 Greenville, IA 13.3 mi
50576 Rembrandt, IA 13.7 mi
51245 Primghar, IA 15.0 mi
51005 Aurelia, IA 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51047?

51047 is in Peterson, Iowa, in Clay County, part of the Spencer, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9424, -95.3695.

What county is 51047 in?

51047 spans 4 counties: Clay County, Buena Vista County, Cherokee County and O'Brien 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 51047?

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

What time zone is 51047 in?

51047 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51047?

About 693 people live in ZIP code 51047, in 314 households, at 9.0 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 51047?

$101,000 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51047?

The closest are 51033 (6.1 mi), 51058 (6.3 mi), 51009 (9.2 mi), 51357 (9.3 mi) and 51029 (9.5 mi).

Is 51047 a PO Box ZIP code?

51047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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