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52655

ZIP 52655 is West 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
4,322
Coordinates
40.8473, -91.2139
☼ Live from 52655 — West Burlington, IA

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Where 52655 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52655
  • 🔢 Type 52655 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSgZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,655 = 5 × 10531. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52654 (Wayland, IA, 31 mi away) and 52656 (West Point, IA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52655 becomes 55625, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25565, 26555, 52556, 52565, 56255, 56525, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26555 in Fairmont, WV, 587 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯394 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52655 and you would come out at 40.85°S, 88.79°E — 1,075 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 17.5 square miles of land, 52655 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,322This ZIP4,322
Households1,858This ZIP1,858
Housing units2,002This ZIP2,002
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,500This ZIP$52,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$132,600This ZIP$132,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$862This ZIP$862Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density246.8 / sq miThis ZIP246.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments235This ZIP235
Employees5,368This ZIP5,368
Annual payroll$322,878,000This ZIP$322,878,000
Tax returns filed2,000This ZIP2,000
Total adjusted gross income$159,292,000This ZIP$159,292,000

Land area

Land area17.51 sq miThis ZIP17.51 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 52655

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

ZIP codes near 52655

ZIPCityDistance
52638 Middletown, IA 3.5 mi
52601 Burlington, IA 4.4 mi
52623 Danville, IA 6.5 mi
52650 Sperry, IA 7.9 mi
52624 Denmark, IA 10.1 mi
52658 Wever, IA 10.2 mi
52645 New London, IA 10.9 mi
61425 Carman, IL 10.9 mi
52660 Yarmouth, IA 11.1 mi
61437 Gladstone, IL 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52655?

52655 is in West Burlington, Iowa, in Des Moines County, part of the Burlington, IA-IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8473, -91.2139.

What county is 52655 in?

52655 lies in Des Moines County.

What area code is 52655?

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

What time zone is 52655 in?

52655 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52655?

About 4,322 people live in ZIP code 52655, in 1,858 households, at 246.8 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 52655?

$52,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52655?

The closest are 52638 (3.5 mi), 52601 (4.4 mi), 52623 (6.5 mi), 52650 (7.9 mi) and 52624 (10.1 mi).

Is 52655 a PO Box ZIP code?

52655 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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