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52583

ZIP 52583 is Promise City, Iowa, in Wayne County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wayne
Metro area
none
Population
389
Coordinates
40.8049, -93.1463
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Where 52583 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52583
  • 🔢 Type 52583 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBSZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 52583 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52581 (Plano, IA, 4 mi away) and 52584 (Pulaski, IA, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52583 becomes 38525, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25358, 25853, 28355, 28553, 32855, 35285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85352 in Tacna, AZ, 1,274 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 64%.
  • 🎯294 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52583 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 86.85°E — 1,000 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 45.0 square miles of land, 52583 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population389This ZIP389
Households141This ZIP141
Housing units182This ZIP182
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,083This ZIP$52,083Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$82,500This ZIP$82,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,104This ZIP$1,104Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%This ZIP7.5%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density8.6 / sq miThis ZIP8.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$1,821,000This ZIP$1,821,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$11,279,000This ZIP$11,279,000

Land area

Land area44.98 sq miThis ZIP44.98 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 52583

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ZIP codes near 52583

ZIPCityDistance
52581 Plano, IA 4.3 mi
50165 Millerton, IA 9.1 mi
52574 Mystic, IA 9.6 mi
52590 Seymour, IA 9.6 mi
50060 Corydon, IA 9.7 mi
50238 Russell, IA 11.1 mi
52569 Melrose, IA 13.2 mi
52544 Centerville, IA 14.0 mi
50008 Allerton, IA 15.5 mi
52549 Cincinnati, IA 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52583?

52583 is in Promise City, Iowa, in Wayne County. Its published point location is 40.8049, -93.1463.

What county is 52583 in?

52583 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 52583?

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

What time zone is 52583 in?

52583 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52583?

About 389 people live in ZIP code 52583, in 141 households, at 8.6 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 52583?

$52,083 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52583?

The closest are 52581 (4.3 mi), 50165 (9.1 mi), 52574 (9.6 mi), 52590 (9.6 mi) and 50060 (9.7 mi).

Is 52583 a PO Box ZIP code?

52583 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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