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52212

ZIP 52212 is Center Junction, Iowa, in Jones County; area code 563; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jones
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
601
Coordinates
42.1088, -91.0903
☼ Live from 52212 — Center Junction, IA

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Where 52212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52212
  • 🔢 Type 52212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,212 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 229. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52211 (Brooklyn, IA, 74 mi away) and 52213 (Center Point, IA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52212 becomes 21225 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brooklyn, MD, 783 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12225, 12252, 12522, 15222, 21225, 21252, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12522 in Dover Plains, NY, 898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯421 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52212 and you would come out at 42.11°S, 88.91°E — 1,027 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 22.3 square miles of land, 52212 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population601This ZIP601
Households184This ZIP184
Housing units201This ZIP201
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$110,461This ZIP$110,461Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$152,500This ZIP$152,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density27.0 / sq miThis ZIP27.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$200,000This ZIP$200,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$10,179,000This ZIP$10,179,000

Land area

Land area22.28 sq miThis ZIP22.28 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52212

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ZIP codes near 52212

ZIPCityDistance
52362 Wyoming, IA 5.7 mi
52321 Onslow, IA 5.9 mi
52320 Olin, IA 8.1 mi
52252 Langworthy, IA 9.3 mi
52310 Monticello, IA 9.4 mi
52205 Anamosa, IA 10.2 mi
52309 Monmouth, IA 10.5 mi
52312 Morley, IA 10.7 mi
52323 Oxford Junction, IA 11.1 mi
52033 Cascade, IA 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52212?

52212 is in Center Junction, Iowa, in Jones County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1088, -91.0903.

What county is 52212 in?

52212 lies in Jones County.

What area code is 52212?

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

What time zone is 52212 in?

52212 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52212?

About 601 people live in ZIP code 52212, in 184 households, at 27.0 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 52212?

$110,461 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52212?

The closest are 52362 (5.7 mi), 52321 (5.9 mi), 52320 (8.1 mi), 52252 (9.3 mi) and 52310 (9.4 mi).

Is 52212 a PO Box ZIP code?

52212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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