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Where 51460 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.
- 🔢 Type 51460 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OghIS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 51,460 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 31 × 83. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100100100000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51459 (Ralston, IA, 48 mi away) and 51461 (Schleswig, IA, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 51460 becomes 06415 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colchester, CT, 1,192 miles away.
- 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 1,212 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
- 🎯224 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51460 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 84.43°E — 845 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 0.581 square miles of land, 51460 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 281 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 61This ZIP61 |
|---|---|
| Households | 46This ZIP46 |
| Housing units | 56This ZIP56 |
| Median age | 29.6This ZIP29.6Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $41,700This ZIP$41,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $693This ZIP$693Iowa$972US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.0%This ZIP3.0% |
| Mean commute | 20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min |
| Population density | 105.0 / sq miThis ZIP105.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 51460
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 51460
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
51439 | Charter Oak, IA | 3.5 mi |
51461 | Schleswig, IA | 5.7 mi |
51060 | Ute, IA | 8.5 mi |
51034 | Mapleton, IA | 11.4 mi |
51006 | Battle Creek, IA | 12.5 mi |
51019 | Danbury, IA | 12.5 mi |
51520 | Arion, IA | 12.7 mi |
51442 | Denison, IA | 13.0 mi |
51441 | Deloit, IA | 13.2 mi |
51448 | Kiron, IA | 14.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 51460?
51460 is in Ricketts, Iowa, in Crawford County. Its published point location is 42.1324, -95.5710.
What county is 51460 in?
51460 lies in Crawford County.
What area code is 51460?
Ricketts uses area code 712, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 51460 in?
51460 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 51460?
About 61 people live in ZIP code 51460, in 46 households, at 105.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 51460?
The closest are 51439 (3.5 mi), 51461 (5.7 mi), 51060 (8.5 mi), 51034 (11.4 mi) and 51006 (12.5 mi).
Is 51460 a PO Box ZIP code?
51460 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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