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51560

ZIP 51560 is Oakland, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Pottawattamie
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
1,772
Coordinates
41.3135, -95.4009
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Where 51560 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51560
  • 🔢 Type 51560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1289. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51559 (Neola, IA, 16 mi away) and 51561 (Pacific Junction, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51560 becomes 06515 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Haven, CT, 1,161 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01655 in Worcester, MA, 1,208 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯196 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51560 and you would come out at 41.31°S, 84.60°E — 890 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 91.6 square miles of land, 51560 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 70 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,772This ZIP1,772
Households713This ZIP713
Housing units847This ZIP847
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,481This ZIP$75,481Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees1,394This ZIP1,394
Annual payroll$88,309,000This ZIP$88,309,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$74,072,000This ZIP$74,072,000

Land area

Land area91.59 sq miThis ZIP91.59 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 51560

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ZIP codes near 51560

ZIPCityDistance
51536 Hancock, IA 5.1 mi
51525 Carson, IA 5.6 mi
51549 Macedonia, IA 9.5 mi
51553 Minden, IA 10.3 mi
51575 Treynor, IA 11.6 mi
51541 Henderson, IA 12.1 mi
51548 Mc Clelland, IA 12.2 mi
51521 Avoca, IA 12.2 mi
51593 Harlan, IA 12.9 mi
51577 Walnut, IA 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51560?

51560 is in Oakland, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3135, -95.4009.

What county is 51560 in?

51560 lies in Pottawattamie County.

What area code is 51560?

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

What time zone is 51560 in?

51560 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51560?

About 1,772 people live in ZIP code 51560, in 713 households, at 19.3 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 51560?

$75,481 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51560?

The closest are 51536 (5.1 mi), 51525 (5.6 mi), 51549 (9.5 mi), 51553 (10.3 mi) and 51575 (11.6 mi).

Is 51560 a PO Box ZIP code?

51560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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