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51342

ZIP 51342 is Graettinger, Iowa, mostly in Palo Alto County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Palo Alto +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,385
Coordinates
43.2479, -94.7369
☼ Live from 51342 — Graettinger, IA

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Where 51342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51342
  • 🔢 Type 51342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,342 = 2 × 3 × 43 × 199. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51341 (Gillett Grove, IA, 22 mi away) and 51343 (Greenville, IA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51342 becomes 24315 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bland, VA, 835 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34251 in Myakka City, FL, 1,302 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯309 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51342 and you would come out at 43.25°S, 85.26°E — 831 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 79.9 square miles of land, 51342 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,385This ZIP1,385
Households601This ZIP601
Housing units640This ZIP640
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,866This ZIP$84,866Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$108,900This ZIP$108,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$518This ZIP$518Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees294This ZIP294
Annual payroll$20,297,000This ZIP$20,297,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$38,312,000This ZIP$38,312,000

Land area

Land area79.91 sq miThis ZIP79.91 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 51342 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Palo Alto County 66.0%
Emmet County 34.0%

Other place names in 51342

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ZIP codes near 51342

ZIPCityDistance
51365 Wallingford, IA 4.3 mi
50536 Emmetsburg, IA 9.3 mi
50578 Ringsted, IA 10.3 mi
51334 Estherville, IA 11.3 mi
51358 Ruthven, IA 11.4 mi
51364 Terril, IA 11.9 mi
50528 Cylinder, IA 12.5 mi
51333 Dickens, IA 15.4 mi
50531 Dolliver, IA 15.6 mi
50539 Fenton, IA 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51342?

51342 is in Graettinger, Iowa, in Palo Alto County. Its published point location is 43.2479, -94.7369.

What county is 51342 in?

51342 spans 2 counties: Palo Alto County and Emmet County. Most of it falls in Palo Alto 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 51342?

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

What time zone is 51342 in?

51342 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51342?

About 1,385 people live in ZIP code 51342, in 601 households, at 17.3 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 51342?

$84,866 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51342?

The closest are 51365 (4.3 mi), 50536 (9.3 mi), 50578 (10.3 mi), 51334 (11.3 mi) and 51358 (11.4 mi).

Is 51342 a PO Box ZIP code?

51342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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