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51534

ZIP 51534 is Glenwood, Iowa, in Mills County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mills
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
8,874
Coordinates
41.0413, -95.7178
☼ Live from 51534 — Glenwood, IA

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Where 51534 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51534
  • 🔢 Type 51534 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hESIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,534 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 409. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51533 (Emerson, IA, 18 mi away) and 51535 (Griswold, IA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51534 becomes 43515 — and that is a real ZIP code: Delta, OH, 608 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13455, 15345, 15435, 15534, 31545, 31554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13455 in Sangerfield, NY, 1,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯172 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51534 and you would come out at 41.04°S, 84.28°E — 891 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 100.5 square miles of land, 51534 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,874This ZIP8,874
Households3,393This ZIP3,393
Housing units3,662This ZIP3,662
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$93,646This ZIP$93,646Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$246,600This ZIP$246,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$901This ZIP$901Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%This ZIP32.8%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density88.3 / sq miThis ZIP88.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments215This ZIP215
Employees1,368This ZIP1,368
Annual payroll$61,166,000This ZIP$61,166,000
Tax returns filed4,240This ZIP4,240
Total adjusted gross income$412,924,000This ZIP$412,924,000

Land area

Land area100.48 sq miThis ZIP100.48 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 51534

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ZIP codes near 51534

ZIPCityDistance
51561 Pacific Junction, IA 5.4 mi
51554 Mineola, IA 7.4 mi
51551 Malvern, IA 7.6 mi
51571 Silver City, IA 8.8 mi
68113 Offutt Afb, NE 11.2 mi
51653 Tabor, IA 11.4 mi
68005 Bellevue, NE 11.5 mi
51540 Hastings, IA 11.5 mi
68056 St Columbans, NE 11.9 mi
68048 Plattsmouth, NE 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51534?

51534 is in Glenwood, Iowa, in Mills County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0413, -95.7178.

What county is 51534 in?

51534 lies in Mills County.

What area code is 51534?

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

What time zone is 51534 in?

51534 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51534?

About 8,874 people live in ZIP code 51534, in 3,393 households, at 88.3 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 51534?

$93,646 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51534?

The closest are 51561 (5.4 mi), 51554 (7.4 mi), 51551 (7.6 mi), 51571 (8.8 mi) and 68113 (11.2 mi).

Is 51534 a PO Box ZIP code?

51534 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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