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52166

ZIP 52166 is Saint Lucas, Iowa, in Fayette County; area code 563; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fayette
Metro area
none
Population
137
Coordinates
43.0680, -91.9355
☼ Live from 52166 — Saint Lucas, IA

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Where 52166 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52166
  • 🔢 Type 52166 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggIZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,166 = 2 × 26083. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101111000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52165 (Ridgeway, IA, 17 mi away) and 52168 (Spillville, IA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52166 becomes 66125, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12566, 15626, 15662, 16256, 16625, 16652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12566 in Pine Bush, NY, 903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯410 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52166 and you would come out at 43.07°S, 88.06°E — 954 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 0.258 square miles of land, 52166 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 125 football fields.
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People and housing

Population137This ZIP137
Households49This ZIP49
Housing units66This ZIP66
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$110,938This ZIP$110,938Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$146,900This ZIP$146,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density531.0 / sq miThis ZIP531.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees61This ZIP61
Annual payroll$1,878,000This ZIP$1,878,000

Land area

Land area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52166

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

ZIP codes near 52166

ZIPCityDistance
52144 Fort Atkinson, IA 5.1 mi
52171 Waucoma, IA 5.9 mi
52175 West Union, IA 7.6 mi
52147 Hawkeye, IA 8.6 mi
52168 Spillville, IA 9.4 mi
52132 Calmar, IA 9.9 mi
52161 Ossian, IA 9.9 mi
52154 Lawler, IA 12.1 mi
52163 Protivin, IA 13.5 mi
52135 Clermont, IA 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52166?

52166 is in Saint Lucas, Iowa, in Fayette County. Its published point location is 43.0680, -91.9355.

What county is 52166 in?

52166 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 52166?

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

What time zone is 52166 in?

52166 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52166?

About 137 people live in ZIP code 52166, in 49 households, at 531.0 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 52166?

$110,938 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52166?

The closest are 52144 (5.1 mi), 52171 (5.9 mi), 52175 (7.6 mi), 52147 (8.6 mi) and 52168 (9.4 mi).

Is 52166 a PO Box ZIP code?

52166 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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