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52241

ZIP 52241 is Coralville, Iowa, in Johnson County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson
Metro area
Iowa City, IA
Population
23,250
Coordinates
41.6972, -91.5975
☼ Live from 52241 — Coralville, IA

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Where 52241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52241
  • 🔢 Type 52241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,241 = 7 × 17 × 439. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52240 (Iowa City, IA, 7 mi away) and 52242 (Iowa City, IA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52241 becomes 14225 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buffalo, NY, 661 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12245 in Albany, NY, 914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯387 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52241 and you would come out at 41.70°S, 88.40°E — 1,023 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 13.5 square miles of land, 52241 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,250This ZIP23,250
Households10,001This ZIP10,001
Housing units10,602This ZIP10,602
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,243This ZIP$69,243Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$298,900This ZIP$298,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,057This ZIP$1,057Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.0%This ZIP56.0%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density1,721.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,721.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments825This ZIP825
Employees16,933This ZIP16,933
Annual payroll$820,691,000This ZIP$820,691,000
Tax returns filed10,910This ZIP10,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,005,651,000This ZIP$1,005,651,000

Land area

Land area13.51 sq miThis ZIP13.51 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 52241

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ZIP codes near 52241

ZIPCityDistance
52246 Iowa City, IA 3.4 mi
52242 Iowa City, IA 3.7 mi
52340 Tiffin, IA 4.1 mi
52243 Iowa City, IA 4.3 mi
52245 Iowa City, IA 4.7 mi
52317 North Liberty, IA 5.2 mi
52240 Iowa City, IA 6.9 mi
52322 Oxford, IA 8.5 mi
52235 Hills, IA 8.9 mi
52244 Iowa City, IA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52241?

52241 is in Coralville, Iowa, in Johnson County, part of the Iowa City, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6972, -91.5975.

What county is 52241 in?

52241 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 52241?

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

What time zone is 52241 in?

52241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52241?

About 23,250 people live in ZIP code 52241, in 10,001 households, at 1,721.1 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 52241?

$69,243 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52241?

The closest are 52246 (3.4 mi), 52242 (3.7 mi), 52340 (4.1 mi), 52243 (4.3 mi) and 52245 (4.7 mi).

Is 52241 a PO Box ZIP code?

52241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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