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51571

ZIP 51571 is Silver City, Iowa, mostly in Mills County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mills +1 more
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
902
Coordinates
41.1423, -95.6166
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Where 51571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51571
  • 🔢 Type 51571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,571 = 13 × 3967. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51570 (Shelby, IA, 28 mi away) and 51572 (Soldier, IA, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51571 becomes 17515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11557, 11575, 11755, 15715, 17551, 55117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11755 in Lake Grove, NY, 1,170 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯180 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51571 and you would come out at 41.14°S, 84.38°E — 890 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 46.0 square miles of land, 51571 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population902This ZIP902
Households271This ZIP271
Housing units328This ZIP328
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$95,250This ZIP$95,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$221,400This ZIP$221,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,130This ZIP$1,130Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$648,000This ZIP$648,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$33,274,000This ZIP$33,274,000

Land area

Land area46.01 sq miThis ZIP46.01 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 51571 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mills County 66.1%
Pottawattamie County 33.9%

Other place names in 51571

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ZIP codes near 51571

ZIPCityDistance
51554 Mineola, IA 3.4 mi
51575 Treynor, IA 6.8 mi
51549 Macedonia, IA 8.4 mi
51534 Glenwood, IA 8.8 mi
51540 Hastings, IA 10.2 mi
51503 Council Bluffs, IA 10.4 mi
51541 Henderson, IA 10.4 mi
51551 Malvern, IA 10.6 mi
51525 Carson, IA 12.0 mi
51548 Mc Clelland, IA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51571?

51571 is in Silver City, Iowa, in Mills County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1423, -95.6166.

What county is 51571 in?

51571 spans 2 counties: Mills 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 51571?

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

What time zone is 51571 in?

51571 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51571?

About 902 people live in ZIP code 51571, in 271 households, at 19.6 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 51571?

$95,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51571?

The closest are 51554 (3.4 mi), 51575 (6.8 mi), 51549 (8.4 mi), 51534 (8.8 mi) and 51540 (10.2 mi).

Is 51571 a PO Box ZIP code?

51571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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