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52657

ZIP 52657 is Saint Paul, Iowa, in Lee County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee
Metro area
Fort Madison, IA
Population
65
Coordinates
40.7678, -91.5164
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Where 52657 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52657
  • 🔢 Type 52657 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSgZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,657 = 11 × 4787. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52656 (West Point, IA, 4 mi away) and 52658 (Wever, IA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52657 becomes 75625, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25567, 26575, 26755, 27556, 27565, 52567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27556 in Middleburg, NC, 774 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯378 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52657 and you would come out at 40.77°S, 88.48°E — 1,066 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 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.380 square miles of land, 52657 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 184 football fields.
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People and housing

Population65This ZIP65
Households34This ZIP34
Housing units48This ZIP48
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,500This ZIP$72,500Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$140,600This ZIP$140,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density171.1 / sq miThis ZIP171.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52657

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

ZIP codes near 52657

ZIPCityDistance
52648 Pilot Grove, IA 1.1 mi
52656 West Point, IA 3.7 mi
52631 Houghton, IA 5.1 mi
52649 Salem, IA 7.0 mi
52625 Donnellson, IA 8.0 mi
52630 Hillsboro, IA 9.6 mi
52624 Denmark, IA 9.7 mi
52623 Danville, IA 10.9 mi
52627 Fort Madison, IA 11.3 mi
52645 New London, IA 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52657?

52657 is in Saint Paul, Iowa, in Lee County, part of the Fort Madison, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7678, -91.5164.

What county is 52657 in?

52657 lies in Lee County.

What area code is 52657?

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

What time zone is 52657 in?

52657 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52657?

About 65 people live in ZIP code 52657, in 34 households, at 171.1 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 52657?

$72,500 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52657?

The closest are 52648 (1.1 mi), 52656 (3.7 mi), 52631 (5.1 mi), 52649 (7 mi) and 52625 (8 mi).

Is 52657 a PO Box ZIP code?

52657 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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