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51541

ZIP 51541 is Henderson, Iowa, mostly in Mills County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mills +2 more
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
273
Coordinates
41.1391, -95.4162
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Where 51541 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51541
  • 🔢 Type 51541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,541 = 7 × 37 × 199. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51540 (Hastings, IA, 9 mi away) and 51542 (Honey Creek, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51541 becomes 14515 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Greece, NY, 915 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11545, 11554, 14515, 14551, 15145, 15415, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11554 in East Meadow, NY, 1,138 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯189 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51541 and you would come out at 41.14°S, 84.58°E — 897 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 42.9 square miles of land, 51541 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population273This ZIP273
Households99This ZIP99
Housing units118This ZIP118
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,875This ZIP$91,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$163,600This ZIP$163,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%This ZIP36.8%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density6.4 / sq miThis ZIP6.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$2,653,000This ZIP$2,653,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$15,317,000This ZIP$15,317,000

Land area

Land area42.88 sq miThis ZIP42.88 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 51541 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mills County 70.9%
Montgomery County 15.9%
Pottawattamie County 13.2%

Other place names in 51541

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ZIP codes near 51541

ZIPCityDistance
51549 Macedonia, IA 4.2 mi
51525 Carson, IA 6.6 mi
51533 Emerson, IA 7.2 mi
51540 Hastings, IA 9.0 mi
51571 Silver City, IA 10.4 mi
51575 Treynor, IA 11.9 mi
51560 Oakland, IA 12.1 mi
51566 Red Oak, IA 12.9 mi
51551 Malvern, IA 13.6 mi
51554 Mineola, IA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51541?

51541 is in Henderson, Iowa, in Mills County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1391, -95.4162.

What county is 51541 in?

51541 spans 3 counties: Mills County, Montgomery County and Pottawattamie County. Most of it falls in Mills County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 51541?

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

What time zone is 51541 in?

51541 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51541?

About 273 people live in ZIP code 51541, in 99 households, at 6.4 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 51541?

$91,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51541?

The closest are 51549 (4.2 mi), 51525 (6.6 mi), 51533 (7.2 mi), 51540 (9 mi) and 51571 (10.4 mi).

Is 51541 a PO Box ZIP code?

51541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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