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52601

ZIP 52601 is Burlington, Iowa, in Des Moines County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Des Moines
Metro area
Burlington, IA-IL
Population
27,341
Coordinates
40.8561, -91.1298
☼ Live from 52601 — Burlington, IA

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Where 52601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52601
  • 🔢 Type 52601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,601 = 23 × 2287. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52595 (University Park, IA, 83 mi away) and 52619 (Argyle, IA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52601 becomes 10625, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯399 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52601 and you would come out at 40.86°S, 88.87°E — 1,078 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 109.3 square miles of land, 52601 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,341This ZIP27,341
Households12,703This ZIP12,703
Housing units13,976This ZIP13,976
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,983This ZIP$60,983Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$124,200This ZIP$124,200Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min
Population density250.1 / sq miThis ZIP250.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments683This ZIP683
Employees10,486This ZIP10,486
Annual payroll$428,866,000This ZIP$428,866,000
Tax returns filed13,280This ZIP13,280
Total adjusted gross income$900,789,000This ZIP$900,789,000

Land area

Land area109.34 sq miThis ZIP109.34 sq mi
Water area9.61 sq miThis ZIP9.61 sq mi

Other place names in 52601

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ZIP codes near 52601

ZIPCityDistance
52655 West Burlington, IA 4.4 mi
52650 Sperry, IA 6.7 mi
52638 Middletown, IA 7.0 mi
61437 Gladstone, IL 7.2 mi
61425 Carman, IL 8.2 mi
52623 Danville, IA 10.9 mi
52637 Mediapolis, IA 11.2 mi
52658 Wever, IA 12.0 mi
61454 Lomax, IL 12.9 mi
52660 Yarmouth, IA 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52601?

52601 is in Burlington, Iowa, in Des Moines County, part of the Burlington, IA-IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8561, -91.1298.

What county is 52601 in?

52601 lies in Des Moines County.

What area code is 52601?

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

What time zone is 52601 in?

52601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52601?

About 27,341 people live in ZIP code 52601, in 12,703 households, at 250.1 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 52601?

$60,983 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52601?

The closest are 52655 (4.4 mi), 52650 (6.7 mi), 52638 (7 mi), 61437 (7.2 mi) and 61425 (8.2 mi).

Is 52601 a PO Box ZIP code?

52601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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