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52534

ZIP 52534 is Beacon, Iowa, in Mahaska County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mahaska
Metro area
Oskaloosa, IA
Population
321
Coordinates
41.2734, -92.6807
☼ Live from 52534 — Beacon, IA

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Where 52534 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52534
  • 🔢 Type 52534 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hESZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,534 = 2 × 26267. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52533 (Batavia, IA, 33 mi away) and 52535 (Birmingham, IA, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52534 becomes 43525 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haskins, OH, 466 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23455, 24535, 24553, 25534, 32455, 35254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23455 in Virginia Beach, VA, 936 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯325 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52534 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 87.32°E — 997 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 0.777 square miles of land, 52534 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 376 football fields.
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People and housing

Population321This ZIP321
Households153This ZIP153
Housing units159This ZIP159
Median age53.2This ZIP53.2Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,986This ZIP$57,986Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$75,700This ZIP$75,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$593This ZIP$593Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%This ZIP9.2%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density413.1 / sq miThis ZIP413.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$2,268,000This ZIP$2,268,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$7,552,000This ZIP$7,552,000

Land area

Land area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52534

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ZIP codes near 52534

ZIPCityDistance
52577 Oskaloosa, IA 1.0 mi
52595 University Park, IA 3.6 mi
50143 Leighton, IA 8.0 mi
52553 Eddyville, IA 8.7 mi
52543 Cedar, IA 10.0 mi
50207 New Sharon, IA 11.2 mi
50256 Tracy, IA 11.7 mi
52586 Rose Hill, IA 12.4 mi
52561 Fremont, IA 12.4 mi
50044 Bussey, IA 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52534?

52534 is in Beacon, Iowa, in Mahaska County, part of the Oskaloosa, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2734, -92.6807.

What county is 52534 in?

52534 lies in Mahaska County.

What area code is 52534?

Beacon uses area code 641, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 52534 in?

52534 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52534?

About 321 people live in ZIP code 52534, in 153 households, at 413.1 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 52534?

$57,986 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52534?

The closest are 52577 (1 mi), 52595 (3.6 mi), 50143 (8 mi), 52553 (8.7 mi) and 52543 (10 mi).

Is 52534 a PO Box ZIP code?

52534 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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