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51357

ZIP 51357 is Royal, Iowa, in Clay County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clay
Metro area
Spencer, IA
Population
910
Coordinates
43.0622, -95.2876
☼ Live from 51357 — Royal, IA

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Where 51357 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51357
  • 🔢 Type 51357 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSEIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,357 = 3 × 17 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51355 (Okoboji, IA, 24 mi away) and 51358 (Ruthven, IA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51357 becomes 75315 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 716 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13755, 15357, 15537, 15753, 17355, 17535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31557 in Patterson, GA, 1,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯281 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51357 and you would come out at 43.06°S, 84.71°E — 816 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 37.3 square miles of land, 51357 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population910This ZIP910
Households336This ZIP336
Housing units351This ZIP351
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,333This ZIP$68,333Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$118,500This ZIP$118,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density24.4 / sq miThis ZIP24.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$5,709,000This ZIP$5,709,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$21,317,000This ZIP$21,317,000

Land area

Land area37.28 sq miThis ZIP37.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 51357

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ZIP codes near 51357

ZIPCityDistance
51343 Greenville, IA 8.7 mi
51047 Peterson, IA 9.3 mi
51301 Spencer, IA 9.4 mi
51338 Everly, IA 10.0 mi
51033 Linn Grove, IA 10.0 mi
51058 Sutherland, IA 10.8 mi
51346 Hartley, IA 12.2 mi
50585 Sioux Rapids, IA 12.4 mi
51341 Gillett Grove, IA 13.1 mi
51340 Fostoria, IA 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51357?

51357 is in Royal, Iowa, in Clay County, part of the Spencer, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0622, -95.2876.

What county is 51357 in?

51357 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 51357?

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

What time zone is 51357 in?

51357 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51357?

About 910 people live in ZIP code 51357, in 336 households, at 24.4 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 51357?

$68,333 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51357?

The closest are 51343 (8.7 mi), 51047 (9.3 mi), 51301 (9.4 mi), 51338 (10 mi) and 51033 (10 mi).

Is 51357 a PO Box ZIP code?

51357 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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