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52573

ZIP 52573 is Mount Sterling, Iowa, mostly in Van Buren County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Van Buren +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
148
Coordinates
40.6276, -91.9288
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Where 52573 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52573
  • 🔢 Type 52573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,573 = 19 × 2767. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110101011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52572 (Moulton, IA, 40 mi away) and 52574 (Mystic, IA, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52573 becomes 37525, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25357, 25375, 25537, 25573, 27355, 27553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27553 in Manson, NC, 789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 61%.
  • 🎯355 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52573 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 88.07°E — 1,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 37.3 square miles of land, 52573 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population148This ZIP148
Households60This ZIP60
Housing units104This ZIP104
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$35,179This ZIP$35,179Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$258,300This ZIP$258,300Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Population density4.0 / sq miThis ZIP4.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$147,000This ZIP$147,000

Land area

Land area37.33 sq miThis ZIP37.33 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 52573 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Van Buren County 65.3%
Clark County 23.8%
Scotland County 10.9%

Other place names in 52573

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ZIP codes near 52573

ZIPCityDistance
52542 Cantril, IA 6.7 mi
52565 Keosauqua, IA 7.9 mi
52620 Bonaparte, IA 8.6 mi
63432 Arbela, MO 9.6 mi
63453 Luray, MO 9.8 mi
52626 Farmington, IA 10.7 mi
52570 Milton, IA 12.1 mi
63465 Revere, MO 14.8 mi
52551 Douds, IA 16.0 mi
52535 Birmingham, IA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52573?

52573 is in Mount Sterling, Iowa, in Van Buren County. Its published point location is 40.6276, -91.9288.

What county is 52573 in?

52573 spans 3 counties: Van Buren County, Clark County and Scotland County. Most of it falls in Van Buren 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 52573?

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

What time zone is 52573 in?

52573 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52573?

About 148 people live in ZIP code 52573, in 60 households, at 4.0 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 52573?

$35,179 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52573?

The closest are 52542 (6.7 mi), 52565 (7.9 mi), 52620 (8.6 mi), 63432 (9.6 mi) and 63453 (9.8 mi).

Is 52573 a PO Box ZIP code?

52573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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