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52766

ZIP 52766 is Nichols, Iowa, mostly in Muscatine County; area code 319; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Muscatine +1 more
Metro area
Muscatine, IA
Population
677
Coordinates
41.4675, -91.2954
☼ Live from 52766 — Nichols, IA

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Where 52766 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 52766
  • 🔢 Type 52766 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggLZS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 52,766 = 2 × 7 × 3769. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100111000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 52765 (New Liberty, IA, 28 mi away) and 52767 (Pleasant Valley, IA, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 52766 becomes 66725 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbus, KS, 355 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25667, 25676, 26576, 26675, 27656, 56267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27656 in Raleigh, NC, 787 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯398 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 52766 and you would come out at 41.47°S, 88.70°E — 1,045 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 48.7 square miles of land, 52766 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population677This ZIP677
Households310This ZIP310
Housing units351This ZIP351
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Iowa38.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,865This ZIP$61,865Iowa$75,059US $80,734
Median home value$127,900This ZIP$127,900Iowa$208,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$966This ZIP$966Iowa$972US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%This ZIP6.5%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density13.9 / sq miThis ZIP13.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$4,822,000This ZIP$4,822,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$26,266,000This ZIP$26,266,000

Land area

Land area48.72 sq miThis ZIP48.72 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Counties 52766 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Muscatine County 94.4%
Johnson County 5.6%

Other place names in 52766

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ZIP codes near 52766

ZIPCityDistance
52755 Lone Tree, IA 7.2 mi
52739 Conesville, IA 7.5 mi
52776 West Liberty, IA 7.8 mi
52754 Letts, IA 9.3 mi
52720 Atalissa, IA 10.4 mi
52749 Fruitland, IA 12.0 mi
52761 Muscatine, IA 12.1 mi
52760 Moscow, IA 13.1 mi
52738 Columbus Junction, IA 14.1 mi
52752 Grandview, IA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 52766?

52766 is in Nichols, Iowa, in Muscatine County, part of the Muscatine, IA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4675, -91.2954.

What county is 52766 in?

52766 spans 2 counties: Muscatine County and Johnson 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 52766?

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

What time zone is 52766 in?

52766 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 52766?

About 677 people live in ZIP code 52766, in 310 households, at 13.9 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 52766?

$61,865 a year, against $75,059 across Iowa.

What ZIP codes are near 52766?

The closest are 52755 (7.2 mi), 52739 (7.5 mi), 52776 (7.8 mi), 52754 (9.3 mi) and 52720 (10.4 mi).

Is 52766 a PO Box ZIP code?

52766 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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