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51436

ZIP 51436 is Breda, Iowa, mostly in Carroll County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carroll +2 more
Metro area
Carroll, IA
Population
815
Coordinates
42.1891, -95.0048
☼ Live from 51436 — Breda, IA

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Where 51436 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 51436
  • 🔢 Type 51436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,436 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 167. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51433 (Auburn, IA, 9 mi away) and 51439 (Charter Oak, IA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51436 becomes 63415, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13456, 13465, 13645, 13654, 14536, 14563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31546 in Jesup, GA, 1,035 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯248 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51436 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 85.00°E — 865 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 60.8 square miles of land, 51436 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population815This ZIP815
Households361This ZIP361
Housing units373This ZIP373
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,926This ZIP$61,926Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$222,100This ZIP$222,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density13.4 / sq miThis ZIP13.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees264This ZIP264
Annual payroll$15,928,000This ZIP$15,928,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$43,756,000This ZIP$43,756,000

Land area

Land area60.84 sq miThis ZIP60.84 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 51436 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carroll County 68.5%
Crawford County 18.4%
Sac County 13.1%

Other place names in 51436

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 51436

ZIPCityDistance
51466 Wall Lake, IA 6.3 mi
51430 Arcadia, IA 7.0 mi
51433 Auburn, IA 8.5 mi
51450 Lake View, IA 8.8 mi
51467 Westside, IA 9.7 mi
51401 Carroll, IA 11.0 mi
51452 Lidderdale, IA 12.2 mi
51465 Vail, IA 12.3 mi
51444 Halbur, IA 12.3 mi
51449 Lake City, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51436?

51436 is in Breda, Iowa, in Carroll County, part of the Carroll, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1891, -95.0048.

What county is 51436 in?

51436 spans 3 counties: Carroll County, Crawford County and Sac County. Most of it falls in Carroll 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 51436?

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

What time zone is 51436 in?

51436 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51436?

About 815 people live in ZIP code 51436, in 361 households, at 13.4 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 51436?

$61,926 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51436?

The closest are 51466 (6.3 mi), 51430 (7 mi), 51433 (8.5 mi), 51450 (8.8 mi) and 51467 (9.7 mi).

Is 51436 a PO Box ZIP code?

51436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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