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52637

ZIP 52637 is Mediapolis, 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
3,041
Coordinates
41.0175, -91.1459
☼ Live from 52637 — Mediapolis, IA

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Where 52637 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52637
  • 🔢 Type 52637 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEgZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,637 = 13 × 4049. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52635 (Lockridge, IA, 32 mi away) and 52638 (Middletown, IA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52637 becomes 73625 — and that is a real ZIP code: Butler, OK, 570 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32765 in Oviedo, FL, 1,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% 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 52637 and you would come out at 41.02°S, 88.85°E — 1,070 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 70.0 square miles of land, 52637 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,041This ZIP3,041
Households1,069This ZIP1,069
Housing units1,142This ZIP1,142
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$81,477This ZIP$81,477Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$194,500This ZIP$194,500Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,040This ZIP$1,040Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density43.5 / sq miThis ZIP43.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees1,182This ZIP1,182
Annual payroll$62,032,000This ZIP$62,032,000
Tax returns filed1,170This ZIP1,170
Total adjusted gross income$172,638,000This ZIP$172,638,000

Land area

Land area69.98 sq miThis ZIP69.98 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 52637

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

ZIP codes near 52637

ZIPCityDistance
52650 Sperry, IA 4.6 mi
52646 Oakville, IA 7.6 mi
52660 Yarmouth, IA 8.2 mi
52640 Morning Sun, IA 9.1 mi
52653 Wapello, IA 10.1 mi
52601 Burlington, IA 11.2 mi
52655 West Burlington, IA 12.3 mi
61442 Keithsburg, IL 13.0 mi
61469 Oquawka, IL 13.1 mi
52644 Mount Union, IA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52637?

52637 is in Mediapolis, Iowa, in Des Moines County, part of the Burlington, IA-IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0175, -91.1459.

What county is 52637 in?

52637 lies in Des Moines County.

What area code is 52637?

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

What time zone is 52637 in?

52637 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52637?

About 3,041 people live in ZIP code 52637, in 1,069 households, at 43.5 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 52637?

$81,477 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52637?

The closest are 52650 (4.6 mi), 52646 (7.6 mi), 52660 (8.2 mi), 52640 (9.1 mi) and 52653 (10.1 mi).

Is 52637 a PO Box ZIP code?

52637 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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