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52627

ZIP 52627 is Fort Madison, Iowa, in Lee County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee
Metro area
Fort Madison, IA
Population
12,677
Coordinates
40.6582, -91.3563
☼ Live from 52627 — Fort Madison, IA

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Where 52627 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52627
  • 🔢 Type 52627 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZgZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 52627 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52626 (Farmington, IA, 19 mi away) and 52630 (Hillsboro, IA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52627 becomes 72625, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22567, 22576, 22657, 25267, 25276, 25672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22576 in Weems, VA, 824 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯385 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52627 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 88.64°E — 1,078 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 15m.
  • 📏 At 63.9 square miles of land, 52627 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,677This ZIP12,677
Households5,635This ZIP5,635
Housing units6,140This ZIP6,140
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,401This ZIP$56,401Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$116,500This ZIP$116,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$822This ZIP$822Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density198.5 / sq miThis ZIP198.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments280This ZIP280
Employees4,542This ZIP4,542
Annual payroll$237,061,000This ZIP$237,061,000
Tax returns filed5,180This ZIP5,180
Total adjusted gross income$389,014,000This ZIP$389,014,000

Land area

Land area63.86 sq miThis ZIP63.86 sq mi
Water area8.40 sq miThis ZIP8.40 sq mi

Other place names in 52627

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ZIP codes near 52627

ZIPCityDistance
52624 Denmark, IA 5.4 mi
62358 Niota, IL 6.9 mi
52658 Wever, IA 7.2 mi
52656 West Point, IA 7.7 mi
62354 Nauvoo, IL 9.8 mi
52639 Montrose, IA 10.8 mi
52657 Saint Paul, IA 11.3 mi
52625 Donnellson, IA 11.4 mi
62329 Colusa, IL 11.5 mi
52638 Middletown, IA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52627?

52627 is in Fort Madison, Iowa, in Lee County, part of the Fort Madison, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6582, -91.3563.

What county is 52627 in?

52627 lies in Lee County.

What area code is 52627?

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

What time zone is 52627 in?

52627 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52627?

About 12,677 people live in ZIP code 52627, in 5,635 households, at 198.5 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 52627?

$56,401 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52627?

The closest are 52624 (5.4 mi), 62358 (6.9 mi), 52658 (7.2 mi), 52656 (7.7 mi) and 62354 (9.8 mi).

Is 52627 a PO Box ZIP code?

52627 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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