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51559

ZIP 51559 is Neola, Iowa, mostly in Pottawattamie County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pottawattamie +1 more
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
1,841
Coordinates
41.4554, -95.6430
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Where 51559 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51559
  • 🔢 Type 51559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,559 = 47 × 1097. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51558 (Moorhead, IA, 34 mi away) and 51560 (Oakland, IA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51559 becomes 95515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15559, 15955, 19555, 55951, 95155, 95551). The farthest-flung twin is 95551 in Loleta, CA, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯191 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51559 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 84.36°E — 874 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 86.1 square miles of land, 51559 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,841This ZIP1,841
Households699This ZIP699
Housing units762This ZIP762
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,761This ZIP$74,761Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$201,800This ZIP$201,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density21.4 / sq miThis ZIP21.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees183This ZIP183
Annual payroll$6,266,000This ZIP$6,266,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$73,158,000This ZIP$73,158,000

Land area

Land area86.11 sq miThis ZIP86.11 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 51559 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pottawattamie County 84.0%
Harrison County 16.0%

Other place names in 51559

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 51559

ZIPCityDistance
51553 Minden, IA 5.7 mi
51576 Underwood, IA 6.2 mi
51563 Persia, IA 8.5 mi
51548 Mc Clelland, IA 9.6 mi
51542 Honey Creek, IA 9.8 mi
51570 Shelby, IA 10.5 mi
51526 Crescent, IA 13.1 mi
51546 Logan, IA 14.1 mi
51565 Portsmouth, IA 14.3 mi
51593 Harlan, IA 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51559?

51559 is in Neola, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4554, -95.6430.

What county is 51559 in?

51559 spans 2 counties: Pottawattamie County and Harrison County. Most of it falls in Pottawattamie 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 51559?

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

What time zone is 51559 in?

51559 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51559?

About 1,841 people live in ZIP code 51559, in 699 households, at 21.4 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 51559?

$74,761 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51559?

The closest are 51553 (5.7 mi), 51576 (6.2 mi), 51563 (8.5 mi), 51548 (9.6 mi) and 51542 (9.8 mi).

Is 51559 a PO Box ZIP code?

51559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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