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52737

ZIP 52737 is Columbus City, Iowa, in Louisa County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Louisa
Metro area
none
Population
323
Coordinates
41.2592, -91.3747
☼ Live from 52737 — Columbus City, IA

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Where 52737 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52737
  • 🔢 Type 52737 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LELZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,737 = 3 × 17579. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111000000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52736 (Clinton, IA, 73 mi away) and 52738 (Columbus Junction, IA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52737 becomes 73725, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25773, 27357, 27375, 27537, 27573, 32577, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32775 in Scottsmoor, FL, 1,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 60%.
  • 🎯391 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52737 and you would come out at 41.26°S, 88.63°E — 1,051 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 0.240 square miles of land, 52737 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 116 football fields.
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People and housing

Population323This ZIP323
Households133This ZIP133
Housing units135This ZIP135
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$89,875This ZIP$89,875Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$111,600This ZIP$111,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%This ZIP4.8%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density1,345.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,345.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,244,000This ZIP$1,244,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$9,150,000This ZIP$9,150,000

Land area

Land area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 52737

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ZIP codes near 52737

ZIPCityDistance
52738 Columbus Junction, IA 1.0 mi
52739 Conesville, IA 7.9 mi
52754 Letts, IA 8.8 mi
52621 Crawfordsville, IA 9.0 mi
52659 Winfield, IA 9.3 mi
52752 Grandview, IA 9.6 mi
52201 Ainsworth, IA 10.2 mi
52640 Morning Sun, IA 12.0 mi
52647 Olds, IA 12.4 mi
52653 Wapello, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52737?

52737 is in Columbus City, Iowa, in Louisa County. Its published point location is 41.2592, -91.3747.

What county is 52737 in?

52737 lies in Louisa County.

What area code is 52737?

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

What time zone is 52737 in?

52737 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52737?

About 323 people live in ZIP code 52737, in 133 households, at 1,345.8 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 52737?

$89,875 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52737?

The closest are 52738 (1 mi), 52739 (7.9 mi), 52754 (8.8 mi), 52621 (9 mi) and 52659 (9.3 mi).

Is 52737 a PO Box ZIP code?

52737 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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