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51430

ZIP 51430 is Arcadia, Iowa, in Carroll County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carroll
Metro area
Carroll, IA
Population
1,063
Coordinates
42.0897, -95.0266
☼ Live from 51430 — Arcadia, IA

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Where 51430 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51430
  • 🔢 Type 51430 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEhIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,430 = 2 × 5 × 37 × 139. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51401 (Carroll, IA, 8 mi away) and 51431 (Arthur, IA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51430 becomes 03415, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01354, 01453, 01534, 01543, 03451, 04351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34051 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,386 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯242 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51430 and you would come out at 42.09°S, 84.97°E — 868 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 51430 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,063This ZIP1,063
Households374This ZIP374
Housing units451This ZIP451
Median age27.6This ZIP27.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$146,300This ZIP$146,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density26.5 / sq miThis ZIP26.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees170This ZIP170
Annual payroll$7,587,000This ZIP$7,587,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$28,399,000This ZIP$28,399,000

Land area

Land area40.17 sq miThis ZIP40.17 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 51430

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ZIP codes near 51430

ZIPCityDistance
51467 Westside, IA 4.3 mi
51444 Halbur, IA 6.0 mi
51436 Breda, IA 7.0 mi
51401 Carroll, IA 8.2 mi
51465 Vail, IA 8.9 mi
51466 Wall Lake, IA 11.5 mi
51452 Lidderdale, IA 12.7 mi
51455 Manning, IA 12.7 mi
51432 Aspinwall, IA 13.7 mi
51463 Templeton, IA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51430?

51430 is in Arcadia, Iowa, in Carroll County, part of the Carroll, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0897, -95.0266.

What county is 51430 in?

51430 lies in Carroll County.

What area code is 51430?

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

What time zone is 51430 in?

51430 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51430?

About 1,063 people live in ZIP code 51430, in 374 households, at 26.5 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 51430?

$76,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51430?

The closest are 51467 (4.3 mi), 51444 (6 mi), 51436 (7 mi), 51401 (8.2 mi) and 51465 (8.9 mi).

Is 51430 a PO Box ZIP code?

51430 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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