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51573

ZIP 51573 is Stanton, Iowa, in Montgomery County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery
Metro area
none
Population
979
Coordinates
40.9792, -95.0948
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Where 51573 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51573
  • 🔢 Type 51573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,573 = 3 × 17191. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51572 (Soldier, IA, 79 mi away) and 51575 (Treynor, IA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51573 becomes 37515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13755, 15357, 15537, 15753, 17355, 17535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13755 in Downsville, NY, 1,039 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯200 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51573 and you would come out at 40.98°S, 84.91°E — 917 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 58.5 square miles of land, 51573 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population979This ZIP979
Households407This ZIP407
Housing units444This ZIP444
Median age55.7This ZIP55.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,438This ZIP$86,438Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$133,800This ZIP$133,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees283This ZIP283
Annual payroll$10,424,000This ZIP$10,424,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$41,836,000This ZIP$41,836,000

Land area

Land area58.46 sq miThis ZIP58.46 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 51573

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ZIP codes near 51573

ZIPCityDistance
51591 Red Oak, IA 4.8 mi
50864 Villisca, IA 6.1 mi
51566 Red Oak, IA 7.5 mi
51532 Elliott, IA 11.0 mi
50857 Nodaway, IA 11.6 mi
50847 Grant, IA 12.6 mi
51638 Essex, IA 13.3 mi
50839 Carbon, IA 15.0 mi
51533 Emerson, IA 15.3 mi
51632 Clarinda, IA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51573?

51573 is in Stanton, Iowa, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 40.9792, -95.0948.

What county is 51573 in?

51573 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 51573?

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

What time zone is 51573 in?

51573 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51573?

About 979 people live in ZIP code 51573, in 407 households, at 16.7 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 51573?

$86,438 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51573?

The closest are 51591 (4.8 mi), 50864 (6.1 mi), 51566 (7.5 mi), 51532 (11 mi) and 50857 (11.6 mi).

Is 51573 a PO Box ZIP code?

51573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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