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52244

ZIP 52244 is in Iowa City, Iowa, in Johnson County; area code 319; Central time. Iowa City has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 52240, 52242, 52243, 52245 and 52246.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson
Metro area
Iowa City, IA
Coordinates
41.5727, -91.6619

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 52240, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 52244 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52244
  • 🔢 Type 52244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,244 = 2 × 2 × 37 × 353. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52243 (Iowa City, IA, 9 mi away) and 52245 (Iowa City, IA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52244 becomes 44225, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22454, 22544, 24245, 25244, 25442, 42254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22454 in Dunnsville, VA, 828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯382 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52244 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 88.34°E — 1,025 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 10m.
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Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees539This ZIP539
Annual payroll$35,632,000This ZIP$35,632,000

Land area

ZIP codes near 52244

ZIPCityDistance
52247 Kalona, IA 4.9 mi
52246 Iowa City, IA 6.2 mi
52235 Hills, IA 6.7 mi
52327 Riverside, IA 7.8 mi
52242 Iowa City, IA 8.7 mi
52243 Iowa City, IA 9.1 mi
52340 Tiffin, IA 9.2 mi
52241 Coralville, IA 9.2 mi
52240 Iowa City, IA 9.3 mi
52322 Oxford, IA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52244?

52244 is in Iowa City, Iowa, in Johnson County, part of the Iowa City, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5727, -91.6619.

What county is 52244 in?

52244 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 52244?

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

What time zone is 52244 in?

52244 uses America/Chicago.

What ZIP codes are near 52244?

The closest are 52247 (4.9 mi), 52246 (6.2 mi), 52235 (6.7 mi), 52327 (7.8 mi) and 52242 (8.7 mi).

Is 52244 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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