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52324

ZIP 52324 is Palo, Iowa, mostly in Linn County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Linn +1 more
Metro area
Cedar Rapids, IA
Population
2,216
Coordinates
42.0639, -91.8061
☼ Live from 52324 — Palo, IA

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Where 52324 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52324
  • 🔢 Type 52324 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZEZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,324 = 2 × 2 × 103 × 127. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110001100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52323 (Oxford Junction, IA, 44 mi away) and 52325 (Parnell, IA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52324 becomes 42325 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bremen, KY, 407 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22435, 22534, 23452, 24325, 24352, 24523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32245 in Jacksonville, FL, 985 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯386 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52324 and you would come out at 42.06°S, 88.19°E — 999 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 41.9 square miles of land, 52324 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,216This ZIP2,216
Households805This ZIP805
Housing units813This ZIP813
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$115,917This ZIP$115,917Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$327,400This ZIP$327,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$878This ZIP$878Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density52.9 / sq miThis ZIP52.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees347This ZIP347
Annual payroll$19,543,000This ZIP$19,543,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$117,771,000This ZIP$117,771,000

Land area

Land area41.86 sq miThis ZIP41.86 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

Counties 52324 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Linn County 81.6%
Benton County 18.4%

Other place names in 52324

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ZIP codes near 52324

ZIPCityDistance
52411 Cedar Rapids, IA 4.0 mi
52332 Shellsburg, IA 4.8 mi
52341 Toddville, IA 4.9 mi
52233 Hiawatha, IA 6.2 mi
52405 Cedar Rapids, IA 6.4 mi
52206 Atkins, IA 6.5 mi
52328 Robins, IA 7.2 mi
52402 Cedar Rapids, IA 8.0 mi
52406 Cedar Rapids, IA 9.2 mi
52315 Newhall, IA 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52324?

52324 is in Palo, Iowa, in Linn County, part of the Cedar Rapids, IA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0639, -91.8061.

What county is 52324 in?

52324 spans 2 counties: Linn County and Benton County. Most of it falls in Linn 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 52324?

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

What time zone is 52324 in?

52324 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52324?

About 2,216 people live in ZIP code 52324, in 805 households, at 52.9 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 52324?

$115,917 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52324?

The closest are 52411 (4 mi), 52332 (4.8 mi), 52341 (4.9 mi), 52233 (6.2 mi) and 52405 (6.4 mi).

Is 52324 a PO Box ZIP code?

52324 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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