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51439

ZIP 51439 is Charter Oak, Iowa, in Crawford County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crawford
Metro area
none
Population
818
Coordinates
42.0828, -95.5891
☼ Live from 51439 — Charter Oak, IA

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Where 51439 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51439
  • 🔢 Type 51439 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEhIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 51439 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100011101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51436 (Breda, IA, 31 mi away) and 51440 (Dedham, IA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51439 becomes 93415, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13459, 13495, 14539, 15349, 15439, 15934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95431 in Eldridge, CA, 1,438 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯220 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51439 and you would come out at 42.08°S, 84.41°E — 847 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 85.9 square miles of land, 51439 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population818This ZIP818
Households362This ZIP362
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,941This ZIP$52,941Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$87,900This ZIP$87,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$792This ZIP$792Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$3,393,000This ZIP$3,393,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$26,902,000This ZIP$26,902,000

Land area

Land area85.93 sq miThis ZIP85.93 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 51439

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ZIP codes near 51439

ZIPCityDistance
51460 Ricketts, IA 3.5 mi
51060 Ute, IA 5.6 mi
51461 Schleswig, IA 8.6 mi
51520 Arion, IA 10.3 mi
51034 Mapleton, IA 11.7 mi
51442 Denison, IA 12.4 mi
51528 Dow City, IA 12.8 mi
51572 Soldier, IA 13.1 mi
51441 Deloit, IA 14.2 mi
51019 Danbury, IA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51439?

51439 is in Charter Oak, Iowa, in Crawford County. Its published point location is 42.0828, -95.5891.

What county is 51439 in?

51439 lies in Crawford County.

What area code is 51439?

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

What time zone is 51439 in?

51439 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51439?

About 818 people live in ZIP code 51439, in 362 households, at 9.5 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 51439?

$52,941 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51439?

The closest are 51460 (3.5 mi), 51060 (5.6 mi), 51461 (8.6 mi), 51520 (10.3 mi) and 51034 (11.7 mi).

Is 51439 a PO Box ZIP code?

51439 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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