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52247

ZIP 52247 is Kalona, Iowa, mostly in Johnson County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Johnson +1 more
Metro area
Iowa City, IA
Population
5,914
Coordinates
41.5187, -91.7233
☼ Live from 52247 — Kalona, IA

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Where 52247 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52247
  • 🔢 Type 52247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,247 = 13 × 4019. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52246 (Iowa City, IA, 11 mi away) and 52248 (Keota, IA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52247 becomes 74225, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22547, 24527, 24572, 25247, 25427, 25724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27542 in Kenly, NC, 838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯378 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52247 and you would come out at 41.52°S, 88.28°E — 1,025 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 80.7 square miles of land, 52247 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,914This ZIP5,914
Households2,115This ZIP2,115
Housing units2,218This ZIP2,218
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,450This ZIP$91,450Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$298,900This ZIP$298,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density73.3 / sq miThis ZIP73.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments167This ZIP167
Employees1,663This ZIP1,663
Annual payroll$71,676,000This ZIP$71,676,000
Tax returns filed2,530This ZIP2,530
Total adjusted gross income$197,397,000This ZIP$197,397,000

Land area

Land area80.65 sq miThis ZIP80.65 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 52247 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Johnson County 55.0%
Washington County 45.0%

Other place names in 52247

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 52247

ZIPCityDistance
52244 Iowa City, IA 4.9 mi
52356 Wellman, IA 7.1 mi
52327 Riverside, IA 7.8 mi
52235 Hills, IA 10.7 mi
52246 Iowa City, IA 11.1 mi
52325 Parnell, IA 11.4 mi
52322 Oxford, IA 12.2 mi
52359 West Chester, IA 12.2 mi
52340 Tiffin, IA 13.1 mi
52242 Iowa City, IA 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52247?

52247 is in Kalona, Iowa, in Johnson County, part of the Iowa City, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5187, -91.7233.

What county is 52247 in?

52247 spans 2 counties: Johnson County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Johnson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 52247?

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

What time zone is 52247 in?

52247 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52247?

About 5,914 people live in ZIP code 52247, in 2,115 households, at 73.3 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 52247?

$91,450 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52247?

The closest are 52244 (4.9 mi), 52356 (7.1 mi), 52327 (7.8 mi), 52235 (10.7 mi) and 52246 (11.1 mi).

Is 52247 a PO Box ZIP code?

52247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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