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51579

ZIP 51579 is Woodbine, Iowa, in Harrison County; area code 712; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Harrison
Metro area
Omaha, NE-IA
Population
2,282
Coordinates
41.7617, -95.7191
☼ Live from 51579 — Woodbine, IA

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Where 51579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 51579
  • 🔢 Type 51579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSIS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 51,579 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 521. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100100101111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 51578 (Westphalia, IA, 17 mi away) and 51591 (Red Oak, IA, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 51579 becomes 97515, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15759, 15957, 55719, 55791, 55917, 55971, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95571 in Weott, CA, 1,467 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯201 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 51579 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 84.28°E — 857 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 117.7 square miles of land, 51579 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,282This ZIP2,282
Households840This ZIP840
Housing units965This ZIP965
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,500This ZIP$72,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$204,400This ZIP$204,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$794This ZIP$794Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees463This ZIP463
Annual payroll$19,977,000This ZIP$19,977,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$83,028,000This ZIP$83,028,000

Land area

Land area117.72 sq miThis ZIP117.72 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 51579

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ZIP codes near 51579

ZIPCityDistance
51529 Dunlap, IA 7.9 mi
51546 Logan, IA 8.9 mi
51550 Magnolia, IA 9.3 mi
51564 Pisgah, IA 11.0 mi
51562 Panama, IA 11.9 mi
51565 Portsmouth, IA 13.0 mi
51558 Moorhead, IA 13.5 mi
51563 Persia, IA 14.9 mi
51557 Mondamin, IA 14.9 mi
51530 Earling, IA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 51579?

51579 is in Woodbine, Iowa, in Harrison County, part of the Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7617, -95.7191.

What county is 51579 in?

51579 lies in Harrison County.

What area code is 51579?

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

What time zone is 51579 in?

51579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 51579?

About 2,282 people live in ZIP code 51579, in 840 households, at 19.4 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 51579?

$72,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 51579?

The closest are 51529 (7.9 mi), 51546 (8.9 mi), 51550 (9.3 mi), 51564 (11 mi) and 51562 (11.9 mi).

Is 51579 a PO Box ZIP code?

51579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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