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52165

ZIP 52165 is Ridgeway, Iowa, in Winneshiek County; area code 563; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winneshiek
Metro area
none
Population
1,098
Coordinates
43.3085, -91.9943
☼ Live from 52165 — Ridgeway, IA

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Where 52165 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52165
  • 🔢 Type 52165 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgIZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,165 = 5 × 10433. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52164 (Randalia, IA, 32 mi away) and 52166 (Saint Lucas, IA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52165 becomes 56125 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dovray, MN, 185 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12565, 15265, 15562, 15625, 16255, 21556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12565 in Philmont, NY, 931 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯417 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52165 and you would come out at 43.31°S, 88.01°E — 943 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 66.6 square miles of land, 52165 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,098This ZIP1,098
Households414This ZIP414
Housing units448This ZIP448
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,227This ZIP$85,227Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$292,200This ZIP$292,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$655This ZIP$655Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density16.5 / sq miThis ZIP16.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$4,688,000This ZIP$4,688,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$33,093,000This ZIP$33,093,000

Land area

Land area66.62 sq miThis ZIP66.62 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 52165

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

ZIP codes near 52165

ZIPCityDistance
52136 Cresco, IA 7.4 mi
52132 Calmar, IA 7.5 mi
52168 Spillville, IA 7.5 mi
52163 Protivin, IA 8.2 mi
52144 Fort Atkinson, IA 11.8 mi
52101 Decorah, IA 11.8 mi
52154 Lawler, IA 15.7 mi
52155 Lime Springs, IA 16.8 mi
52171 Waucoma, IA 16.9 mi
52166 Saint Lucas, IA 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52165?

52165 is in Ridgeway, Iowa, in Winneshiek County. Its published point location is 43.3085, -91.9943.

What county is 52165 in?

52165 lies in Winneshiek County.

What area code is 52165?

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

What time zone is 52165 in?

52165 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52165?

About 1,098 people live in ZIP code 52165, in 414 households, at 16.5 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 52165?

$85,227 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52165?

The closest are 52136 (7.4 mi), 52132 (7.5 mi), 52168 (7.5 mi), 52163 (8.2 mi) and 52144 (11.8 mi).

Is 52165 a PO Box ZIP code?

52165 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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