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52566

ZIP 52566 is Kirkville, Iowa, in Wapello County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wapello
Metro area
Ottumwa, IA
Population
266
Coordinates
41.1289, -92.5055
☼ Live from 52566 — Kirkville, IA

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Where 52566 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52566
  • 🔢 Type 52566 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggSZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,566 = 2 × 3 × 8761. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52565 (Keosauqua, IA, 40 mi away) and 52567 (Libertyville, IA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52566 becomes 66525, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25665, 52656, 56256, 56265, 56562, 56652, …). The farthest-flung twin is 25665 in Borderland, WV, 592 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯332 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52566 and you would come out at 41.13°S, 87.49°E — 1,011 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 52566 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population266This ZIP266
Households94This ZIP94
Housing units104This ZIP104
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$93,300This ZIP$93,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher1.1%This ZIP1.1%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density160.7 / sq miThis ZIP160.7 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.66 sq miThis ZIP1.66 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52566

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

ZIP codes near 52566

ZIPCityDistance
52548 Chillicothe, IA 3.3 mi
52543 Cedar, IA 5.1 mi
52561 Fremont, IA 6.9 mi
52501 Ottumwa, IA 7.1 mi
52553 Eddyville, IA 7.9 mi
52563 Hedrick, IA 12.0 mi
52595 University Park, IA 12.4 mi
52577 Oskaloosa, IA 12.9 mi
52536 Blakesburg, IA 13.0 mi
52534 Beacon, IA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52566?

52566 is in Kirkville, Iowa, in Wapello County, part of the Ottumwa, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1289, -92.5055.

What county is 52566 in?

52566 lies in Wapello County.

What area code is 52566?

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

What time zone is 52566 in?

52566 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52566?

About 266 people live in ZIP code 52566, in 94 households, at 160.7 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 52566?

$58,750 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52566?

The closest are 52548 (3.3 mi), 52543 (5.1 mi), 52561 (6.9 mi), 52501 (7.1 mi) and 52553 (7.9 mi).

Is 52566 a PO Box ZIP code?

52566 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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