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ZIP Code 50527: Curlew, IA
ZIP code 50527 uses the postal name Curlew, Iowa and lies entirely in Palo Alto County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 110 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Curlew; 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Curlew · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Palo Alto County
- Census places
- Curlew
- House district
- IA-4 119th Congress
- State
- Iowa
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 47.5 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 50527?
50527 centers on 42.969°, -94.792° and covers 47.5 square miles of land plus 0.7 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 50515, 50562, 50554, 50546, 50536.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 50527, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 50527 compare with the rest of Palo Alto County?
| Measure | 50527 | In Palo Alto County | In IA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 106 | 14th of 14 | 907th of 970 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
50527's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (106). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 6% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 50527?
The 2020 Census counted 180 people in 50527; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 106. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 106±60 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 180
- Households
- 54
- Median age
- 63.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 50527?
Of the 106 people the ACS estimates in 50527, 9.4% are under 18 and 38.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 189.4%
- 18 to 6451.9%
- 65 and older38.7%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 50527?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 94.4%
- Housing units
- 104
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 50527?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50515 | Ayrshire | 251 | $63k | 5.8 mi |
| 50562 | Mallard | 377 | $73k | 7.6 mi |
| 50554 | Laurens | 1,653 | $64k | 8.9 mi |
| 50546 | Havelock | 356 | $65k | 9.7 mi |
| 50536 | Emmetsburg | 4,207 | $59k | 11.3 mi |
| 50573 | Plover | 31 | $49k | 10.7 mi (near) |
| 51366 | Webb | 245 | $88k | 10.7 mi (near) |
| 51358 | Ruthven | 1,213 | $65k | 12.2 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.