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52586

ZIP 52586 is Rose Hill, Iowa, mostly in Mahaska County; area code 641; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mahaska +1 more
Metro area
Oskaloosa, IA
Population
600
Coordinates
41.3450, -92.4614
☼ Live from 52586 — Rose Hill, IA

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Where 52586 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52586
  • 🔢 Type 52586 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBSZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,586 = 2 × 26293. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52585 (Richland, IA, 27 mi away) and 52588 (Selma, IA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52586 becomes 68525, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 25865, 26585, 26855, 28556, 28655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85652 in Cortaro, AZ, 1,197 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 62%.
  • 🎯338 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52586 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 87.54°E — 1,003 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 46.5 square miles of land, 52586 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population600This ZIP600
Households255This ZIP255
Housing units263This ZIP263
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,125This ZIP$53,125Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$104,500This ZIP$104,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density12.9 / sq miThis ZIP12.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees2This ZIP2
Annual payroll$238,000This ZIP$238,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$16,738,000This ZIP$16,738,000

Land area

Land area46.49 sq miThis ZIP46.49 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 52586 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mahaska County 96.9%
Keokuk County 3.1%

Other place names in 52586

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

ZIP codes near 52586

ZIPCityDistance
52550 Delta, IA 5.8 mi
50268 What Cheer, IA 6.7 mi
52561 Fremont, IA 8.6 mi
52595 University Park, IA 8.9 mi
50027 Barnes City, IA 9.5 mi
50255 Thornburg, IA 10.2 mi
52543 Cedar, IA 10.2 mi
50207 New Sharon, IA 10.9 mi
50104 Gibson, IA 11.0 mi
52577 Oskaloosa, IA 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52586?

52586 is in Rose Hill, Iowa, in Mahaska County, part of the Oskaloosa, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3450, -92.4614.

What county is 52586 in?

52586 spans 2 counties: Mahaska County and Keokuk County. Most of it falls in Mahaska 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 52586?

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

What time zone is 52586 in?

52586 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52586?

About 600 people live in ZIP code 52586, in 255 households, at 12.9 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 52586?

$53,125 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52586?

The closest are 52550 (5.8 mi), 50268 (6.7 mi), 52561 (8.6 mi), 52595 (8.9 mi) and 50027 (9.5 mi).

Is 52586 a PO Box ZIP code?

52586 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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