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52306

ZIP 52306 is Mechanicsville, Iowa, mostly in Cedar County; area code 563; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cedar +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,642
Coordinates
41.8871, -91.2542
☼ Live from 52306 — Mechanicsville, IA

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Where 52306 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52306
  • 🔢 Type 52306 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOEZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,306 = 2 × 26153. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52305 (Martelle, IA, 10 mi away) and 52307 (Middle Amana, IA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52306 becomes 60325, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02653 in Orleans, MA, 1,093 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯408 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52306 and you would come out at 41.89°S, 88.75°E — 1,029 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 75.2 square miles of land, 52306 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,642This ZIP1,642
Households653This ZIP653
Housing units715This ZIP715
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,875This ZIP$61,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$167,500This ZIP$167,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density21.8 / sq miThis ZIP21.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees249This ZIP249
Annual payroll$11,352,000This ZIP$11,352,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$58,293,000This ZIP$58,293,000

Land area

Land area75.20 sq miThis ZIP75.20 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 52306 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cedar County 79.4%
Jones County 20.6%

Other place names in 52306

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

ZIP codes near 52306

ZIPCityDistance
52253 Lisbon, IA 5.1 mi
52337 Stanwood, IA 5.7 mi
52312 Morley, IA 8.2 mi
52320 Olin, IA 9.5 mi
52305 Martelle, IA 10.1 mi
52314 Mount Vernon, IA 10.5 mi
52772 Tipton, IA 11.3 mi
52216 Clarence, IA 11.8 mi
52333 Solon, IA 13.3 mi
52358 West Branch, IA 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52306?

52306 is in Mechanicsville, Iowa, in Cedar County. Its published point location is 41.8871, -91.2542.

What county is 52306 in?

52306 spans 2 counties: Cedar County and Jones County. Most of it falls in Cedar 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 52306?

Mechanicsville uses area code 563, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 52306 in?

52306 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52306?

About 1,642 people live in ZIP code 52306, in 653 households, at 21.8 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 52306?

$61,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52306?

The closest are 52253 (5.1 mi), 52337 (5.7 mi), 52312 (8.2 mi), 52320 (9.5 mi) and 52305 (10.1 mi).

Is 52306 a PO Box ZIP code?

52306 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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