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52205

ZIP 52205 is Anamosa, Iowa, mostly in Jones County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jones +1 more
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
8,627
Coordinates
42.1162, -91.2896
☼ Live from 52205 — Anamosa, IA

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Where 52205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52205
  • 🔢 Type 52205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,205 = 5 × 53 × 197. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52204 (Amana, IA, 37 mi away) and 52206 (Atkins, IA, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52205 becomes 50225 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pleasantville, IA, 114 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02552, 05252, 20525, 20552, 25025, 25205, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02552 in Menemsha, MA, 1,063 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯412 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52205 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 88.71°E — 1,018 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 123.3 square miles of land, 52205 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,627This ZIP8,627
Households3,072This ZIP3,072
Housing units3,293This ZIP3,293
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,500This ZIP$72,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$221,500This ZIP$221,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$963This ZIP$963Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density70.0 / sq miThis ZIP70.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments182This ZIP182
Employees2,127This ZIP2,127
Annual payroll$96,261,000This ZIP$96,261,000
Tax returns filed3,650This ZIP3,650
Total adjusted gross income$286,914,000This ZIP$286,914,000

Land area

Land area123.32 sq miThis ZIP123.32 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 52205 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jones County 85.2%
Linn County 14.8%

Other place names in 52205

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

ZIP codes near 52205

ZIPCityDistance
52252 Langworthy, IA 6.4 mi
52305 Martelle, IA 7.3 mi
52312 Morley, IA 7.9 mi
52336 Springville, IA 8.3 mi
52310 Monticello, IA 8.7 mi
52212 Center Junction, IA 10.2 mi
52320 Olin, IA 10.9 mi
52219 Prairieburg, IA 10.9 mi
52214 Central City, IA 12.3 mi
52302 Marion, IA 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52205?

52205 is in Anamosa, Iowa, in Jones County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1162, -91.2896.

What county is 52205 in?

52205 spans 2 counties: Jones County and Linn County. Most of it falls in Jones County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 52205?

Anamosa uses area code 319, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 52205 in?

52205 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52205?

About 8,627 people live in ZIP code 52205, in 3,072 households, at 70.0 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 52205?

$72,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52205?

The closest are 52252 (6.4 mi), 52305 (7.3 mi), 52312 (7.9 mi), 52336 (8.3 mi) and 52310 (8.7 mi).

Is 52205 a PO Box ZIP code?

52205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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