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52630

ZIP 52630 is Hillsboro, Iowa, mostly in Lee County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +2 more
Metro area
Fort Madison, IA
Population
235
Coordinates
40.8056, -91.6936
☼ Live from 52630 — Hillsboro, IA

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Where 52630 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 52630
  • 🔢 Type 52630 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEgZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,630 = 2 × 5 × 19 × 277. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52627 (Fort Madison, IA, 20 mi away) and 52631 (Houghton, IA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52630 becomes 03625, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02653 in Orleans, MA, 1,127 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯369 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52630 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 88.31°E — 1,057 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 40.6 square miles of land, 52630 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population235This ZIP235
Households126This ZIP126
Housing units157This ZIP157
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,714This ZIP$55,714Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$69,400This ZIP$69,400Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188This ZIP$1,188Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute45.0 minThis ZIP45.0 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees23This ZIP23
Annual payroll$1,495,000This ZIP$1,495,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$8,853,000This ZIP$8,853,000

Land area

Land area40.55 sq miThis ZIP40.55 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 52630 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 38.8%
Van Buren County 33.3%
Henry County 27.9%

Other place names in 52630

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

ZIP codes near 52630

ZIPCityDistance
52631 Houghton, IA 4.5 mi
52649 Salem, IA 4.8 mi
52651 Stockport, IA 7.5 mi
52648 Pilot Grove, IA 8.7 mi
52620 Bonaparte, IA 9.0 mi
52657 Saint Paul, IA 9.6 mi
52626 Farmington, IA 11.7 mi
52625 Donnellson, IA 11.8 mi
52642 Rome, IA 11.9 mi
52656 West Point, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52630?

52630 is in Hillsboro, Iowa, in Lee County, part of the Fort Madison, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8056, -91.6936.

What county is 52630 in?

52630 spans 3 counties: Lee County, Van Buren County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 52630?

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

What time zone is 52630 in?

52630 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52630?

About 235 people live in ZIP code 52630, in 126 households, at 5.8 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 52630?

$55,714 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52630?

The closest are 52631 (4.5 mi), 52649 (4.8 mi), 52651 (7.5 mi), 52648 (8.7 mi) and 52620 (9 mi).

Is 52630 a PO Box ZIP code?

52630 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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