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52214

ZIP 52214 is Central City, Iowa, in Linn County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Linn
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
2,761
Coordinates
42.1879, -91.5093
☼ Live from 52214 — Central City, IA

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Where 52214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52214
  • 🔢 Type 52214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,214 = 2 × 26107. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100101111110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52213 (Center Point, IA, 13 mi away) and 52215 (Chelsea, IA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52214 becomes 41225, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12524 in Fishkill, NY, 906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯403 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52214 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 88.49°E — 1,006 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 90.2 square miles of land, 52214 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,761This ZIP2,761
Households1,116This ZIP1,116
Housing units1,279This ZIP1,279
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,786This ZIP$86,786Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$234,600This ZIP$234,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$924This ZIP$924Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density30.6 / sq miThis ZIP30.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees248This ZIP248
Annual payroll$10,724,000This ZIP$10,724,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$120,115,000This ZIP$120,115,000

Land area

Land area90.16 sq miThis ZIP90.16 sq mi
Water area1.18 sq miThis ZIP1.18 sq mi

Other place names in 52214

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ZIP codes near 52214

ZIPCityDistance
52219 Prairieburg, IA 5.5 mi
52202 Alburnett, IA 6.9 mi
52218 Coggon, IA 7.6 mi
52336 Springville, IA 8.6 mi
52407 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.8 mi
52408 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.8 mi
52409 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.8 mi
52410 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.8 mi
52497 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.8 mi
52498 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52214?

52214 is in Central City, Iowa, in Linn County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1879, -91.5093.

What county is 52214 in?

52214 lies in Linn County.

What area code is 52214?

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

What time zone is 52214 in?

52214 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52214?

About 2,761 people live in ZIP code 52214, in 1,116 households, at 30.6 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 52214?

$86,786 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52214?

The closest are 52219 (5.5 mi), 52202 (6.9 mi), 52218 (7.6 mi), 52336 (8.6 mi) and 52407 (8.8 mi).

Is 52214 a PO Box ZIP code?

52214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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