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51540

ZIP 51540 is Hastings, Iowa, in Mills County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mills
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
372
Coordinates
41.0243, -95.4982
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Where 51540 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51540
  • 🔢 Type 51540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,540 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 859. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51537 (Harlan, IA, 44 mi away) and 51541 (Henderson, IA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51540 becomes 04515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01545, 04551, 05154, 05451, 10455, 10545, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04551 in Bremen, ME, 1,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯182 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51540 and you would come out at 41.02°S, 84.50°E — 900 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 57.4 square miles of land, 51540 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population372This ZIP372
Households141This ZIP141
Housing units207This ZIP207
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,375This ZIP$84,375Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$217,700This ZIP$217,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,309This ZIP$1,309Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density6.5 / sq miThis ZIP6.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,125,000This ZIP$1,125,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$13,927,000This ZIP$13,927,000

Land area

Land area57.41 sq miThis ZIP57.41 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 51540

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ZIP codes near 51540

ZIPCityDistance
51551 Malvern, IA 5.2 mi
51533 Emerson, IA 6.3 mi
51541 Henderson, IA 9.0 mi
51571 Silver City, IA 10.2 mi
51645 Imogene, IA 10.6 mi
51549 Macedonia, IA 11.3 mi
51534 Glenwood, IA 11.5 mi
51649 Randolph, IA 12.1 mi
51554 Mineola, IA 12.7 mi
51653 Tabor, IA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51540?

51540 is in Hastings, Iowa, in Mills County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0243, -95.4982.

What county is 51540 in?

51540 lies in Mills County.

What area code is 51540?

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

What time zone is 51540 in?

51540 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51540?

About 372 people live in ZIP code 51540, in 141 households, at 6.5 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 51540?

$84,375 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51540?

The closest are 51551 (5.2 mi), 51533 (6.3 mi), 51541 (9 mi), 51571 (10.2 mi) and 51645 (10.6 mi).

Is 51540 a PO Box ZIP code?

51540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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