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52209

ZIP 52209 is Blairstown, Iowa, mostly in Benton County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton +1 more
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
1,158
Coordinates
41.9090, -92.0976
☼ Live from 52209 — Blairstown, IA

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Where 52209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52209
  • 🔢 Type 52209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,209 = 3 × 3 × 5801. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52208 (Belle Plaine, IA, 8 mi away) and 52210 (Brandon, IA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52209 becomes 90225, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09225, 09252, 20529, 22095, 22509, 22905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09225 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯368 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52209 and you would come out at 41.91°S, 87.90°E — 994 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 39.3 square miles of land, 52209 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,158This ZIP1,158
Households453This ZIP453
Housing units478This ZIP478
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,094This ZIP$86,094Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$223,400This ZIP$223,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$757This ZIP$757Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees147This ZIP147
Annual payroll$8,496,000This ZIP$8,496,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$38,877,000This ZIP$38,877,000

Land area

Land area39.28 sq miThis ZIP39.28 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 52209 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Benton County 96.3%
Iowa County 3.8%

Other place names in 52209

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

ZIP codes near 52209

ZIPCityDistance
52257 Luzerne, IA 3.9 mi
52354 Watkins, IA 5.6 mi
52346 Van Horne, IA 7.2 mi
52301 Marengo, IA 8.4 mi
52208 Belle Plaine, IA 8.5 mi
52249 Keystone, IA 9.0 mi
52315 Newhall, IA 9.2 mi
52318 Norway, IA 10.4 mi
52206 Atkins, IA 12.2 mi
52203 Amana, IA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52209?

52209 is in Blairstown, Iowa, in Benton County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9090, -92.0976.

What county is 52209 in?

52209 spans 2 counties: Benton County and Iowa County. Most of it falls in Benton 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 52209?

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

What time zone is 52209 in?

52209 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52209?

About 1,158 people live in ZIP code 52209, in 453 households, at 29.5 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 52209?

$86,094 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52209?

The closest are 52257 (3.9 mi), 52354 (5.6 mi), 52346 (7.2 mi), 52301 (8.4 mi) and 52208 (8.5 mi).

Is 52209 a PO Box ZIP code?

52209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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