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52738

ZIP 52738 is Columbus Junction, Iowa, mostly in Louisa County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Louisa +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,398
Coordinates
41.2736, -91.3779
☼ Live from 52738 — Columbus Junction, IA

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Where 52738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52738
  • 🔢 Type 52738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,738 = 2 × 7 × 3767. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52737 (Columbus City, IA, 1 mi away) and 52739 (Conesville, IA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52738 becomes 83725 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boise, ID, 1,271 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23857, 23875, 25387, 25837, 25873, 27358, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83725 in Boise, ID, 1,271 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 52738 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 88.62°E — 1,050 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 11m.
  • 📏 At 122.5 square miles of land, 52738 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,398This ZIP3,398
Households1,160This ZIP1,160
Housing units1,343This ZIP1,343
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$80,385This ZIP$80,385Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$145,700This ZIP$145,700Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$643This ZIP$643Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density27.7 / sq miThis ZIP27.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments71This ZIP71
Employees1,908This ZIP1,908
Annual payroll$100,645,000This ZIP$100,645,000
Tax returns filed1,490This ZIP1,490
Total adjusted gross income$100,179,000This ZIP$100,179,000

Land area

Land area122.54 sq miThis ZIP122.54 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq miThis ZIP1.82 sq mi

Counties 52738 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Louisa County 97.3%
Washington County 2.7%

Other place names in 52738

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ZIP codes near 52738

ZIPCityDistance
52737 Columbus City, IA 1.0 mi
52739 Conesville, IA 6.9 mi
52754 Letts, IA 8.4 mi
52621 Crawfordsville, IA 9.3 mi
52201 Ainsworth, IA 9.6 mi
52752 Grandview, IA 9.7 mi
52659 Winfield, IA 10.2 mi
52640 Morning Sun, IA 12.9 mi
52647 Olds, IA 13.0 mi
52749 Fruitland, IA 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52738?

52738 is in Columbus Junction, Iowa, in Louisa County. Its published point location is 41.2736, -91.3779.

What county is 52738 in?

52738 spans 2 counties: Louisa County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Louisa 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 52738?

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

What time zone is 52738 in?

52738 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52738?

About 3,398 people live in ZIP code 52738, in 1,160 households, at 27.7 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 52738?

$80,385 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52738?

The closest are 52737 (1 mi), 52739 (6.9 mi), 52754 (8.4 mi), 52621 (9.3 mi) and 52201 (9.6 mi).

Is 52738 a PO Box ZIP code?

52738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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