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Where 52036 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 52036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOZS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 52,036 = 2 × 2 × 13009. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100101101000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52035 (Colesburg, IA, 16 mi away) and 52037 (Delmar, IA, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 52036 becomes 63025 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eureka, MO, 278 miles away.
- 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02653 in Orleans, MA, 1,093 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
- 🎯418 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52036 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 88.66°E — 1,002 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 0.429 square miles of land, 52036 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 208 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 135This ZIP135 |
|---|---|
| Households | 65This ZIP65 |
| Housing units | 69This ZIP69 |
| Median age | 55.8This ZIP55.8Iowa38.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $85,208This ZIP$85,208Iowa$75,059US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $144,100This ZIP$144,100Iowa$208,000US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $618This ZIP$618Iowa$972US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.9%This ZIP8.9% |
| Mean commute | 21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min |
| Population density | 314.7 / sq miThis ZIP314.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11This ZIP11 |
| Annual payroll | $274,000This ZIP$274,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 52036
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 52036
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
52223 | Delhi, IA | 4.2 mi |
52041 | Earlville, IA | 4.9 mi |
52057 | Manchester, IA | 5.9 mi |
52050 | Greeley, IA | 9.5 mi |
52237 | Hopkinton, IA | 10.2 mi |
52040 | Dyersville, IA | 10.4 mi |
52330 | Ryan, IA | 11.6 mi |
52078 | Worthington, IA | 12.7 mi |
50654 | Masonville, IA | 12.7 mi |
52038 | Dundee, IA | 13.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 52036?
52036 is in Delaware, Iowa, in Delaware County. Its published point location is 42.4729, -91.3409.
What county is 52036 in?
52036 lies in Delaware County.
What area code is 52036?
Delaware uses area code 563, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 52036 in?
52036 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 52036?
About 135 people live in ZIP code 52036, in 65 households, at 314.7 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 52036?
$85,208 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.
What ZIP codes are near 52036?
The closest are 52223 (4.2 mi), 52041 (4.9 mi), 52057 (5.9 mi), 52050 (9.5 mi) and 52237 (10.2 mi).
Is 52036 a PO Box ZIP code?
52036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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