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51553

ZIP 51553 is Minden, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pottawattamie
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
998
Coordinates
41.4146, -95.5471
☼ Live from 51553 — Minden, IA

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Where 51553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51553
  • 🔢 Type 51553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,553 = 31 × 1663. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51552 (Marne, IA, 23 mi away) and 51554 (Mineola, IA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51553 becomes 35515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15535, 15553, 31555, 35551, 51355, 51535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31555 in Odum, GA, 1,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯193 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51553 and you would come out at 41.41°S, 84.45°E — 879 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 45.4 square miles of land, 51553 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population998This ZIP998
Households349This ZIP349
Housing units391This ZIP391
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$96,932This ZIP$96,932Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$225,900This ZIP$225,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute37.7 minThis ZIP37.7 min
Population density22.0 / sq miThis ZIP22.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$3,546,000This ZIP$3,546,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$40,036,000This ZIP$40,036,000

Land area

Land area45.45 sq miThis ZIP45.45 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 51553

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ZIP codes near 51553

ZIPCityDistance
51559 Neola, IA 5.7 mi
51548 Mc Clelland, IA 8.1 mi
51570 Shelby, IA 8.9 mi
51576 Underwood, IA 9.0 mi
51536 Hancock, IA 9.2 mi
51560 Oakland, IA 10.3 mi
51563 Persia, IA 11.0 mi
51593 Harlan, IA 11.1 mi
51521 Avoca, IA 11.6 mi
51575 Treynor, IA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51553?

51553 is in Minden, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4146, -95.5471.

What county is 51553 in?

51553 lies in Pottawattamie County.

What area code is 51553?

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

What time zone is 51553 in?

51553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51553?

About 998 people live in ZIP code 51553, in 349 households, at 22.0 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 51553?

$96,932 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51553?

The closest are 51559 (5.7 mi), 51548 (8.1 mi), 51570 (8.9 mi), 51576 (9 mi) and 51536 (9.2 mi).

Is 51553 a PO Box ZIP code?

51553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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