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52252

ZIP 52252 is Langworthy, Iowa, in Jones County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jones
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
13
Coordinates
42.1971, -91.2272
☼ Live from 52252 — Langworthy, IA

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Where 52252 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52252
  • 🔢 Type 52252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,252 = 2 × 2 × 13063. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52251 (Ladora, IA, 61 mi away) and 52253 (Lisbon, IA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52252 becomes 25225, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22552, 25252, 52225). The farthest-flung twin is 22552 in Sparta, VA, 793 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯417 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52252 and you would come out at 42.20°S, 88.77°E — 1,018 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 1.4 square miles of land, 52252 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13This ZIP13
Households7This ZIP7
Housing units7This ZIP7
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density9.2 / sq miThis ZIP9.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 52252

ZIPCityDistance
52310 Monticello, IA 2.3 mi
52205 Anamosa, IA 6.4 mi
52212 Center Junction, IA 9.3 mi
52237 Hopkinton, IA 10.0 mi
52219 Prairieburg, IA 10.5 mi
52033 Cascade, IA 12.9 mi
52321 Onslow, IA 13.1 mi
52312 Morley, IA 13.2 mi
52305 Martelle, IA 13.7 mi
52336 Springville, IA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52252?

52252 is in Langworthy, Iowa, in Jones County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1971, -91.2272.

What county is 52252 in?

52252 lies in Jones County.

What area code is 52252?

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

What time zone is 52252 in?

52252 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52252?

About 13 people live in ZIP code 52252, in 7 households, at 9.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 52252?

The closest are 52310 (2.3 mi), 52205 (6.4 mi), 52212 (9.3 mi), 52237 (10 mi) and 52219 (10.5 mi).

Is 52252 a PO Box ZIP code?

52252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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