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51048

ZIP 51048 is Pierson, Iowa, mostly in Woodbury County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Woodbury +2 more
Population
435
Coordinates
42.5510, -95.8413
☼ Live from 51048 — Pierson, IA

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Where 51048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51048
  • 🔢 Type 51048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 709. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51047 (Peterson, IA, 36 mi away) and 51049 (Quimby, IA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51048 becomes 84015 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clearfield, UT, 839 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 04851, 05148, 05481, 05841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04851 in Matinicus, ME, 1,355 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯236 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51048 and you would come out at 42.55°S, 84.16°E — 816 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 03m.
  • 📏 At 36.9 square miles of land, 51048 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population435This ZIP435
Households156This ZIP156
Housing units172This ZIP172
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$83,158This ZIP$83,158Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$103,100This ZIP$103,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$606This ZIP$606Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density11.8 / sq miThis ZIP11.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,780,000This ZIP$1,780,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$20,930,000This ZIP$20,930,000

Land area

Land area36.93 sq miThis ZIP36.93 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 51048 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Woodbury County 48.7%
Cherokee County 40.0%
Plymouth County 11.3%

Other place names in 51048

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ZIP codes near 51048

ZIPCityDistance
51016 Correctionville, IA 5.8 mi
51061 Washta, IA 6.2 mi
51028 Kingsley, IA 8.1 mi
51018 Cushing, IA 10.8 mi
51049 Quimby, IA 11.4 mi
51004 Anthon, IA 12.4 mi
51039 Moville, IA 12.7 mi
51025 Holstein, IA 15.0 mi
51035 Marcus, IA 16.0 mi
51044 Oto, IA 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51048?

51048 is in Pierson, Iowa, in Woodbury County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5510, -95.8413.

What county is 51048 in?

51048 spans 3 counties: Woodbury County, Cherokee County and Plymouth County. Most of it falls in Woodbury 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 51048?

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

What time zone is 51048 in?

51048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51048?

About 435 people live in ZIP code 51048, in 156 households, at 11.8 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 51048?

$83,158 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51048?

The closest are 51016 (5.8 mi), 51061 (6.2 mi), 51028 (8.1 mi), 51018 (10.8 mi) and 51049 (11.4 mi).

Is 51048 a PO Box ZIP code?

51048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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