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52246

ZIP 52246 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, 52244 and 52245.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson
Metro area
Iowa City, IA
Population
22,308
Coordinates
41.6484, -91.5968
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Where 52246 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52246
  • 🔢 Type 52246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,246 = 2 × 151 × 173. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52245 (Iowa City, IA, 5 mi away) and 52247 (Kalona, IA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52246 becomes 64225, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22456, 22546, 22645, 22654, 24256, 24265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22456 in Edwardsville, VA, 848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯386 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52246 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 88.40°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 09m.
  • 📏 At 16.7 square miles of land, 52246 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,308This ZIP22,308
Households9,651This ZIP9,651
Housing units10,654This ZIP10,654
Median age28.3This ZIP28.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,521This ZIP$62,521Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$348,900This ZIP$348,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,057This ZIP$1,057Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.3%This ZIP67.3%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density1,335.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,335.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments333This ZIP333
Employees6,297This ZIP6,297
Annual payroll$452,141,000This ZIP$452,141,000
Tax returns filed9,910This ZIP9,910
Total adjusted gross income$933,800,000This ZIP$933,800,000

Land area

Land area16.71 sq miThis ZIP16.71 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 52246

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ZIP codes near 52246

ZIPCityDistance
52242 Iowa City, IA 2.9 mi
52241 Coralville, IA 3.4 mi
52243 Iowa City, IA 3.5 mi
52245 Iowa City, IA 4.7 mi
52240 Iowa City, IA 5.2 mi
52340 Tiffin, IA 5.7 mi
52235 Hills, IA 5.9 mi
52244 Iowa City, IA 6.2 mi
52317 North Liberty, IA 8.4 mi
52322 Oxford, IA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52246?

52246 is in Iowa City, Iowa, in Johnson County, part of the Iowa City, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6484, -91.5968.

What county is 52246 in?

52246 lies in Johnson County.

What area code is 52246?

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

What time zone is 52246 in?

52246 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52246?

About 22,308 people live in ZIP code 52246, in 9,651 households, at 1,335.0 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 52246?

$62,521 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52246?

The closest are 52242 (2.9 mi), 52241 (3.4 mi), 52243 (3.5 mi), 52245 (4.7 mi) and 52240 (5.2 mi).

Is 52246 a PO Box ZIP code?

52246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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