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52257

ZIP 52257 is Luzerne, Iowa, in Benton County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Benton
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
216
Coordinates
41.9148, -92.1724
☼ Live from 52257 — Luzerne, IA

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Where 52257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52257
  • 🔢 Type 52257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,257 = 3 × 17419. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52255 (Lowden, IA, 62 mi away) and 52301 (Marengo, IA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52257 becomes 75225 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 674 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25275, 25572, 25725, 27525, 27552, 52572, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27552 in Mamers, NC, 842 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯364 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52257 and you would come out at 41.91°S, 87.83°E — 990 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 16.6 square miles of land, 52257 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population216This ZIP216
Households97This ZIP97
Housing units100This ZIP100
Median age62.3This ZIP62.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$94,464This ZIP$94,464Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$9,507,000This ZIP$9,507,000

Land area

Land area16.64 sq miThis ZIP16.64 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 52257

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

ZIP codes near 52257

ZIPCityDistance
52209 Blairstown, IA 3.9 mi
52208 Belle Plaine, IA 5.1 mi
52249 Keystone, IA 6.9 mi
52346 Van Horne, IA 8.2 mi
52354 Watkins, IA 9.5 mi
52301 Marengo, IA 9.9 mi
52225 Elberon, IA 10.4 mi
52232 Hartwick, IA 11.8 mi
52215 Chelsea, IA 12.0 mi
52315 Newhall, IA 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52257?

52257 is in Luzerne, Iowa, in Benton County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9148, -92.1724.

What county is 52257 in?

52257 lies in Benton County.

What area code is 52257?

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

What time zone is 52257 in?

52257 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52257?

About 216 people live in ZIP code 52257, in 97 households, at 13.0 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 52257?

$94,464 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52257?

The closest are 52209 (3.9 mi), 52208 (5.1 mi), 52249 (6.9 mi), 52346 (8.2 mi) and 52354 (9.5 mi).

Is 52257 a PO Box ZIP code?

52257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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