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51106

ZIP 51106 is in Sioux City, Iowa, in Woodbury County; area code 712; Central time. Sioux City has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Woodbury
Population
28,592
Coordinates
42.4632, -96.3129
☼ Live from 51106 — Sioux City, IA

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Where 51106 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51106
  • 🔢 Type 51106 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOIIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,106 = 2 × 11 × 23 × 101. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100011110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51105 (Sioux City, IA, 4 mi away) and 51108 (Sioux City, IA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51106 becomes 60115 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dekalb, IL, 388 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01516 in Douglas, MA, 1,252 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯217 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51106 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 83.69°E — 802 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 33.5 square miles of land, 51106 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,592This ZIP28,592
Households11,249This ZIP11,249
Housing units11,843This ZIP11,843
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,434This ZIP$78,434Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$200,200This ZIP$200,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,117This ZIP$1,117Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density853.6 / sq miThis ZIP853.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments753This ZIP753
Employees13,392This ZIP13,392
Annual payroll$553,392,000This ZIP$553,392,000
Tax returns filed13,680This ZIP13,680
Total adjusted gross income$974,539,000This ZIP$974,539,000

Land area

Land area33.49 sq miThis ZIP33.49 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 51106

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ZIP codes near 51106

ZIPCityDistance
51105 Sioux City, IA 4.1 mi
51101 Sioux City, IA 4.6 mi
51111 Sioux City, IA 5.1 mi
51054 Sergeant Bluff, IA 5.8 mi
51102 Sioux City, IA 6.6 mi
68776 South Sioux City, NE 6.7 mi
51104 Sioux City, IA 6.7 mi
51030 Lawton, IA 6.8 mi
51108 Sioux City, IA 7.4 mi
51007 Bronson, IA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51106?

51106 is in Sioux City, Iowa, in Woodbury County, part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4632, -96.3129.

What county is 51106 in?

51106 lies in Woodbury County.

What area code is 51106?

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

What time zone is 51106 in?

51106 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51106?

About 28,592 people live in ZIP code 51106, in 11,249 households, at 853.6 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 51106?

$78,434 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51106?

The closest are 51105 (4.1 mi), 51101 (4.6 mi), 51111 (5.1 mi), 51054 (5.8 mi) and 51102 (6.6 mi).

Is 51106 a PO Box ZIP code?

51106 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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