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51334

ZIP 51334 is Estherville, Iowa, mostly in Emmet County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Emmet +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,960
Coordinates
43.4040, -94.8037
☼ Live from 51334 — Estherville, IA

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Where 51334 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51334
  • 🔢 Type 51334 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEEIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,334 = 2 × 25667. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51333 (Dickens, IA, 21 mi away) and 51338 (Everly, IA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51334 becomes 43315 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cardington, OH, 645 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13345, 13354, 13435, 14533, 15334, 15433, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33145 in Miami, FL, 1,470 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯315 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51334 and you would come out at 43.40°S, 85.20°E — 822 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 186.2 square miles of land, 51334 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,960This ZIP6,960
Households3,017This ZIP3,017
Housing units3,309This ZIP3,309
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,482This ZIP$57,482Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$112,000This ZIP$112,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$755This ZIP$755Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density37.4 / sq miThis ZIP37.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments207This ZIP207
Employees1,986This ZIP1,986
Annual payroll$83,490,000This ZIP$83,490,000
Tax returns filed3,280This ZIP3,280
Total adjusted gross income$204,356,000This ZIP$204,356,000

Land area

Land area186.21 sq miThis ZIP186.21 sq mi
Water area2.61 sq miThis ZIP2.61 sq mi

Counties 51334 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Emmet County 89.1%
Dickinson County 10.9%

Other place names in 51334

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ZIP codes near 51334

ZIPCityDistance
51365 Wallingford, IA 7.4 mi
51363 Superior, IA 7.5 mi
56127 Dunnell, MN 10.1 mi
50531 Dolliver, IA 10.3 mi
51364 Terril, IA 10.8 mi
51342 Graettinger, IA 11.3 mi
56121 Ceylon, MN 14.2 mi
51360 Spirit Lake, IA 14.3 mi
50578 Ringsted, IA 14.4 mi
50514 Armstrong, IA 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51334?

51334 is in Estherville, Iowa, in Emmet County. Its published point location is 43.4040, -94.8037.

What county is 51334 in?

51334 spans 2 counties: Emmet County and Dickinson County. Most of it falls in Emmet 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 51334?

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

What time zone is 51334 in?

51334 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51334?

About 6,960 people live in ZIP code 51334, in 3,017 households, at 37.4 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 51334?

$57,482 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51334?

The closest are 51365 (7.4 mi), 51363 (7.5 mi), 56127 (10.1 mi), 50531 (10.3 mi) and 51364 (10.8 mi).

Is 51334 a PO Box ZIP code?

51334 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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