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52761

ZIP 52761 is Muscatine, 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
29,474
Coordinates
41.4399, -91.0643
☼ Live from 52761 — Muscatine, IA

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Where 52761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52761
  • 🔢 Type 52761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,761 = 3 × 43 × 409. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52760 (Moscow, IA, 8 mi away) and 52765 (New Liberty, IA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52761 becomes 16725 — and that is a real ZIP code: Custer City, PA, 640 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52761 and you would come out at 41.44°S, 88.94°E — 1,056 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 178.2 square miles of land, 52761 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 135 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,474This ZIP29,474
Households11,932This ZIP11,932
Housing units12,833This ZIP12,833
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,098This ZIP$62,098Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$170,600This ZIP$170,600Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$973This ZIP$973Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density165.4 / sq miThis ZIP165.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments721This ZIP721
Employees16,595This ZIP16,595
Annual payroll$1,041,305,000This ZIP$1,041,305,000
Tax returns filed14,010This ZIP14,010
Total adjusted gross income$1,018,731,000This ZIP$1,018,731,000

Land area

Land area178.21 sq miThis ZIP178.21 sq mi
Water area10.08 sq miThis ZIP10.08 sq mi

Counties 52761 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Muscatine County 90.6%
Louisa County 9.4%

Other place names in 52761

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ZIP codes near 52761

ZIPCityDistance
52749 Fruitland, IA 7.4 mi
52760 Moscow, IA 7.8 mi
61259 Illinois City, IL 8.2 mi
52754 Letts, IA 11.6 mi
52720 Atalissa, IA 11.7 mi
52778 Wilton, IA 11.8 mi
52766 Nichols, IA 12.1 mi
61237 Buffalo Prairie, IL 12.5 mi
52752 Grandview, IA 13.2 mi
52759 Montpelier, IA 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52761?

52761 is in Muscatine, Iowa, in Muscatine County, part of the Muscatine, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4399, -91.0643.

What county is 52761 in?

52761 spans 2 counties: Muscatine County and Louisa 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 52761?

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

What time zone is 52761 in?

52761 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52761?

About 29,474 people live in ZIP code 52761, in 11,932 households, at 165.4 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 52761?

$62,098 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52761?

The closest are 52749 (7.4 mi), 52760 (7.8 mi), 61259 (8.2 mi), 52754 (11.6 mi) and 52720 (11.7 mi).

Is 52761 a PO Box ZIP code?

52761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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