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USDA Geographic Eligibility Statistics for Iowa Postal Zip Code 51248
3.3% of Iowa is ineligible for rural development USDA home loans.
Postal code 51248 is used by homes and businesses in and around Sanborn, Iowa, and covers 214.4 square kilometers. There are no significant geographical USDA loan restrictions within this area.
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Interested in some fun facts and history about Sanborn, IA?
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Here are some interesting facts about Sanborn, Iowa:
1. Sanborn was incorporated as a city in 1883.
2. Sanborn is named after its founder, John Sanborn, a prominent businessman who owned a general store in the area.
3. Sanborn is home to the largest wind farm in Iowa, the Barton Wind Farm, which generates up to 160 megawatts of power.
4. Sanborn is located in O'Brien County, which is the only county in Iowa without a traffic signal.
5. Sanborn is known for its annual Watermelon Days festival, which celebrates the town's agricultural heritage and includes a parade, watermelon eating contest, and other events.
6. Sanborn is also home to the Echoes from the Prairie Museum, which features exhibits on the town's history and agricultural heritage.
7. The famous inventor George Washington Carver, who developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, spent part of his childhood in nearby Diamond, Iowa.
Iowa Contact InformationFeatured Property from USDA Loan Eligible Regions of Iowa
State Office
210 Walnut Street, Room 873
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
ph: 515-284-4663
fax: 855-251-2243
