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51536

ZIP 51536 is Hancock, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pottawattamie
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
613
Coordinates
41.3843, -95.3732
☼ Live from 51536 — Hancock, IA

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Where 51536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51536
  • 🔢 Type 51536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3221. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51535 (Griswold, IA, 17 mi away) and 51537 (Harlan, IA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51536 becomes 63515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13655, 15365, 15536, 15563, 15635, 16553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13655 in Hogansburg, NY, 1,070 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯200 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51536 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 84.63°E — 887 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 50.8 square miles of land, 51536 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population613This ZIP613
Households235This ZIP235
Housing units245This ZIP245
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$101,750This ZIP$101,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$163,200This ZIP$163,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$862This ZIP$862Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density12.1 / sq miThis ZIP12.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$3,056,000This ZIP$3,056,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$15,960,000This ZIP$15,960,000

Land area

Land area50.81 sq miThis ZIP50.81 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 51536

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ZIP codes near 51536

ZIPCityDistance
51560 Oakland, IA 5.1 mi
51521 Avoca, IA 7.1 mi
51593 Harlan, IA 7.9 mi
51553 Minden, IA 9.2 mi
51577 Walnut, IA 10.3 mi
51525 Carson, IA 10.7 mi
51570 Shelby, IA 11.0 mi
51548 Mc Clelland, IA 14.4 mi
51549 Macedonia, IA 14.5 mi
51544 Lewis, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51536?

51536 is in Hancock, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3843, -95.3732.

What county is 51536 in?

51536 lies in Pottawattamie County.

What area code is 51536?

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

What time zone is 51536 in?

51536 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51536?

About 613 people live in ZIP code 51536, in 235 households, at 12.1 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 51536?

$101,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51536?

The closest are 51560 (5.1 mi), 51521 (7.1 mi), 51593 (7.9 mi), 51553 (9.2 mi) and 51577 (10.3 mi).

Is 51536 a PO Box ZIP code?

51536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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