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52072

ZIP 52072 is Saint Olaf, Iowa, in Clayton County; area code 563; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clayton
Metro area
none
Population
454
Coordinates
42.9203, -91.3803
☼ Live from 52072 — Saint Olaf, IA

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Where 52072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52072
  • 🔢 Type 52072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 283. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52071 (Saint Donatus, IA, 57 mi away) and 52073 (Sherrill, IA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52072 becomes 27025 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madison, NC, 756 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02725, 07522, 20527, 20572, 20725, 20752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02725 in Somerset, MA, 1,032 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯430 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52072 and you would come out at 42.92°S, 88.62°E — 983 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 33.2 square miles of land, 52072 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population454This ZIP454
Households148This ZIP148
Housing units164This ZIP164
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,250This ZIP$62,250Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$121,000This ZIP$121,000Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$665This ZIP$665Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%This ZIP6.2%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees86This ZIP86
Annual payroll$2,590,000This ZIP$2,590,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$11,900,000This ZIP$11,900,000

Land area

Land area33.22 sq miThis ZIP33.22 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52072

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 52072

ZIPCityDistance
52047 Farmersburg, IA 3.9 mi
52043 Elkader, IA 6.4 mi
52049 Garnavillo, IA 9.5 mi
52157 Mc Gregor, IA 10.0 mi
52156 Luana, IA 10.1 mi
52044 Elkport, IA 10.9 mi
52159 Monona, IA 11.0 mi
52077 Volga, IA 11.5 mi
52158 Marquette, IA 12.7 mi
52141 Elgin, IA 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52072?

52072 is in Saint Olaf, Iowa, in Clayton County. Its published point location is 42.9203, -91.3803.

What county is 52072 in?

52072 lies in Clayton County.

What area code is 52072?

Saint Olaf uses area code 563, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 52072 in?

52072 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52072?

About 454 people live in ZIP code 52072, in 148 households, at 13.7 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 52072?

$62,250 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52072?

The closest are 52047 (3.9 mi), 52043 (6.4 mi), 52049 (9.5 mi), 52157 (10 mi) and 52156 (10.1 mi).

Is 52072 a PO Box ZIP code?

52072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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