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51542

ZIP 51542 is Honey Creek, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pottawattamie
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
802
Coordinates
41.4404, -95.8318
☼ Live from 51542 — Honey Creek, IA

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Where 51542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51542
  • 🔢 Type 51542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,542 = 2 × 25771. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51541 (Henderson, IA, 30 mi away) and 51543 (Kimballton, IA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51542 becomes 24515 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lynchburg, VA, 931 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12455, 12545, 14525, 15254, 15425, 15542, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12545 in Millbrook, NY, 1,141 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯182 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51542 and you would come out at 41.44°S, 84.17°E — 867 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 37.9 square miles of land, 51542 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population802This ZIP802
Households393This ZIP393
Housing units440This ZIP440
Median age59.2This ZIP59.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$118,165This ZIP$118,165Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$381,500This ZIP$381,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%This ZIP43.1%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density21.2 / sq miThis ZIP21.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$2,312,000This ZIP$2,312,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$49,013,000This ZIP$49,013,000

Land area

Land area37.88 sq miThis ZIP37.88 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 51542

ZIPCityDistance
51526 Crescent, IA 5.0 mi
51576 Underwood, IA 7.2 mi
68112 Omaha, NE 8.0 mi
51555 Missouri Valley, IA 9.3 mi
68023 Fort Calhoun, NE 9.7 mi
51559 Neola, IA 9.8 mi
68152 Omaha, NE 9.9 mi
68110 Omaha, NE 10.0 mi
51510 Carter Lake, IA 11.4 mi
68111 Omaha, NE 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51542?

51542 is in Honey Creek, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4404, -95.8318.

What county is 51542 in?

51542 lies in Pottawattamie County.

What area code is 51542?

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

What time zone is 51542 in?

51542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51542?

About 802 people live in ZIP code 51542, in 393 households, at 21.2 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 51542?

$118,165 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51542?

The closest are 51526 (5 mi), 51576 (7.2 mi), 68112 (8 mi), 51555 (9.3 mi) and 68023 (9.7 mi).

Is 51542 a PO Box ZIP code?

51542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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