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51360

ZIP 51360 is Spirit Lake, Iowa, mostly in Dickinson County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Dickinson +1 more
Metro area
Spirit Lake, IA
Population
8,653
Coordinates
43.4337, -95.0859
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Where 51360 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51360
  • 🔢 Type 51360 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgEIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,360 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 107. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51358 (Ruthven, IA, 23 mi away) and 51363 (Superior, IA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51360 becomes 06315, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01536 in North Grafton, MA, 1,184 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯308 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51360 and you would come out at 43.43°S, 84.91°E — 809 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 105.2 square miles of land, 51360 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,653This ZIP8,653
Households4,330This ZIP4,330
Housing units6,744This ZIP6,744
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,882This ZIP$75,882Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$271,700This ZIP$271,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$935This ZIP$935Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%This ZIP32.8%
Mean commute15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min
Population density82.2 / sq miThis ZIP82.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments399This ZIP399
Employees4,949This ZIP4,949
Annual payroll$238,147,000This ZIP$238,147,000
Tax returns filed4,370This ZIP4,370
Total adjusted gross income$464,636,000This ZIP$464,636,000

Land area

Land area105.22 sq miThis ZIP105.22 sq mi
Water area16.03 sq miThis ZIP16.03 sq mi

Counties 51360 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Dickinson County 97.0%
Jackson County 3.0%

Other place names in 51360

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ZIP codes near 51360

ZIPCityDistance
51355 Okoboji, IA 4.1 mi
51331 Arnolds Park, IA 5.6 mi
51363 Superior, IA 7.0 mi
51351 Milford, IA 9.6 mi
51364 Terril, IA 11.2 mi
51347 Lake Park, IA 11.7 mi
51340 Fostoria, IA 13.8 mi
56143 Jackson, MN 14.0 mi
51334 Estherville, IA 14.3 mi
56150 Lakefield, MN 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51360?

51360 is in Spirit Lake, Iowa, in Dickinson County, part of the Spirit Lake, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4337, -95.0859.

What county is 51360 in?

51360 spans 2 counties: Dickinson County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Dickinson 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 51360?

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

What time zone is 51360 in?

51360 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51360?

About 8,653 people live in ZIP code 51360, in 4,330 households, at 82.2 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 51360?

$75,882 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51360?

The closest are 51355 (4.1 mi), 51331 (5.6 mi), 51363 (7 mi), 51351 (9.6 mi) and 51364 (11.2 mi).

Is 51360 a PO Box ZIP code?

51360 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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