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52720

ZIP 52720 is Atalissa, Iowa, mostly in Muscatine County; area code 563; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muscatine +1 more
Metro area
Muscatine, IA
Population
964
Coordinates
41.5877, -91.1734
☼ Live from 52720 — Atalissa, IA

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Where 52720 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 52720
  • 🔢 Type 52720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 659. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100110111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52701 (Andover, IA, 55 mi away) and 52721 (Bennett, IA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52720 becomes 02725 — and that is a real ZIP code: Somerset, MA, 1,029 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02725, 07522, 20527, 20572, 20725, 20752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02725 in Somerset, MA, 1,029 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯406 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52720 and you would come out at 41.59°S, 88.83°E — 1,045 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 41.6 square miles of land, 52720 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population964This ZIP964
Households410This ZIP410
Housing units415This ZIP415
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,571This ZIP$73,571Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$275,800This ZIP$275,800Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density23.2 / sq miThis ZIP23.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$3,195,000This ZIP$3,195,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$28,027,000This ZIP$28,027,000

Land area

Land area41.60 sq miThis ZIP41.60 sq mi
Water area1.88 sq miThis ZIP1.88 sq mi

Counties 52720 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Muscatine County 62.5%
Cedar County 37.5%

Other place names in 52720

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ZIP codes near 52720

ZIPCityDistance
52776 West Liberty, IA 5.2 mi
52760 Moscow, IA 5.9 mi
52778 Wilton, IA 8.7 mi
52358 West Branch, IA 10.4 mi
52766 Nichols, IA 10.4 mi
52772 Tipton, IA 10.7 mi
52761 Muscatine, IA 11.7 mi
52747 Durant, IA 13.5 mi
52755 Lone Tree, IA 15.4 mi
52721 Bennett, IA 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52720?

52720 is in Atalissa, Iowa, in Muscatine County, part of the Muscatine, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5877, -91.1734.

What county is 52720 in?

52720 spans 2 counties: Muscatine County and Cedar County. Most of it falls in Muscatine 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 52720?

Atalissa uses area code 563, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 52720 in?

52720 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52720?

About 964 people live in ZIP code 52720, in 410 households, at 23.2 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 52720?

$73,571 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52720?

The closest are 52776 (5.2 mi), 52760 (5.9 mi), 52778 (8.7 mi), 52358 (10.4 mi) and 52766 (10.4 mi).

Is 52720 a PO Box ZIP code?

52720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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