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51062

ZIP 51062 is Westfield, Iowa, in Plymouth County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Plymouth
Metro area
Le Mars, IA
Population
503
Coordinates
42.6979, -96.5349
☼ Live from 51062 — Westfield, IA

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Where 51062 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51062
  • 🔢 Type 51062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,062 = 2 × 11 × 11 × 211. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51061 (Washta, IA, 42 mi away) and 51063 (Whiting, IA, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51062 becomes 26015, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯225 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51062 and you would come out at 42.70°S, 83.47°E — 782 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 55.8 square miles of land, 51062 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population503This ZIP503
Households240This ZIP240
Housing units252This ZIP252
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$993This ZIP$993Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$1,657,000This ZIP$1,657,000
Tax returns filed270This ZIP270
Total adjusted gross income$18,552,000This ZIP$18,552,000

Land area

Land area55.82 sq miThis ZIP55.82 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 51062

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ZIP codes near 51062

ZIPCityDistance
51109 Sioux City, IA 6.9 mi
57025 Elk Point, SD 8.2 mi
57038 Jefferson, SD 8.6 mi
51001 Akron, IA 9.9 mi
51038 Merrill, IA 11.1 mi
57049 North Sioux City, SD 12.1 mi
51108 Sioux City, IA 13.0 mi
51103 Sioux City, IA 13.1 mi
51104 Sioux City, IA 13.1 mi
51024 Hinton, IA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51062?

51062 is in Westfield, Iowa, in Plymouth County, part of the Le Mars, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6979, -96.5349.

What county is 51062 in?

51062 lies in Plymouth County.

What area code is 51062?

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

What time zone is 51062 in?

51062 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51062?

About 503 people live in ZIP code 51062, in 240 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 ZIP codes are near 51062?

The closest are 51109 (6.9 mi), 57025 (8.2 mi), 57038 (8.6 mi), 51001 (9.9 mi) and 51038 (11.1 mi).

Is 51062 a PO Box ZIP code?

51062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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