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51343

ZIP 51343 is Greenville, Iowa, in Clay County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay
Metro area
Spencer, IA
Population
172
Coordinates
43.0176, -95.1275
☼ Live from 51343 — Greenville, IA

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Where 51343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51343
  • 🔢 Type 51343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 51343 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51342 (Graettinger, IA, 25 mi away) and 51345 (Harris, IA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51343 becomes 34315, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,459 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯284 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51343 and you would come out at 43.02°S, 84.87°E — 824 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 51343 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population172This ZIP172
Households73This ZIP73
Housing units95This ZIP95
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,625This ZIP$60,625Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$98,800This ZIP$98,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.9%This ZIP5.9%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$695,000This ZIP$695,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$8,239,000This ZIP$8,239,000

Land area

Land area28.13 sq miThis ZIP28.13 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 51343

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ZIP codes near 51343

ZIPCityDistance
51341 Gillett Grove, IA 4.6 mi
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 7.0 mi
51366 Webb, IA 7.4 mi
51357 Royal, IA 8.7 mi
51033 Linn Grove, IA 9.3 mi
51301 Spencer, IA 9.4 mi
51333 Dickens, IA 10.4 mi
50515 Ayrshire, IA 12.2 mi
50565 Marathon, IA 12.8 mi
51047 Peterson, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51343?

51343 is in Greenville, Iowa, in Clay County, part of the Spencer, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0176, -95.1275.

What county is 51343 in?

51343 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 51343?

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

What time zone is 51343 in?

51343 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51343?

About 172 people live in ZIP code 51343, in 73 households, at 6.1 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 51343?

$60,625 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51343?

The closest are 51341 (4.6 mi), 50585 (7 mi), 51366 (7.4 mi), 51357 (8.7 mi) and 51033 (9.3 mi).

Is 51343 a PO Box ZIP code?

51343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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