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51351

ZIP 51351 is Milford, Iowa, in Dickinson County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dickinson
Metro area
Spirit Lake, IA
Population
4,988
Coordinates
43.3151, -95.1836
☼ Live from 51351 — Milford, IA

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Where 51351 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51351
  • 🔢 Type 51351 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISEIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,351 = 3 × 17117. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51350 (Melvin, IA, 21 mi away) and 51354 (Ocheyedan, IA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51351 becomes 15315 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bobtown, PA, 822 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11355, 11553, 13155, 15135, 15315, 15351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11553 in Uniondale, NY, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯298 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51351 and you would come out at 43.32°S, 84.82°E — 810 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 108.0 square miles of land, 51351 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,988This ZIP4,988
Households2,354This ZIP2,354
Housing units3,203This ZIP3,203
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,824This ZIP$73,824Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$273,100This ZIP$273,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$906This ZIP$906Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density46.2 / sq miThis ZIP46.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,291This ZIP1,291
Annual payroll$59,295,000This ZIP$59,295,000
Tax returns filed2,340This ZIP2,340
Total adjusted gross income$207,202,000This ZIP$207,202,000

Land area

Land area108.00 sq miThis ZIP108.00 sq mi
Water area3.18 sq miThis ZIP3.18 sq mi

Other place names in 51351

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ZIP codes near 51351

ZIPCityDistance
51331 Arnolds Park, IA 4.1 mi
51340 Fostoria, IA 5.3 mi
51355 Okoboji, IA 5.5 mi
51360 Spirit Lake, IA 9.6 mi
51347 Lake Park, IA 10.0 mi
51338 Everly, IA 10.2 mi
51364 Terril, IA 11.2 mi
51301 Spencer, IA 11.3 mi
51363 Superior, IA 14.4 mi
51345 Harris, IA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51351?

51351 is in Milford, Iowa, in Dickinson County, part of the Spirit Lake, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3151, -95.1836.

What county is 51351 in?

51351 lies in Dickinson County.

What area code is 51351?

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

What time zone is 51351 in?

51351 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51351?

About 4,988 people live in ZIP code 51351, in 2,354 households, at 46.2 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 51351?

$73,824 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51351?

The closest are 51331 (4.1 mi), 51340 (5.3 mi), 51355 (5.5 mi), 51360 (9.6 mi) and 51347 (10 mi).

Is 51351 a PO Box ZIP code?

51351 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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