ZIP code · Iowa City · Iowa · United States
ZIP code 52240 — Iowa City
ZIP code 52240 serves Iowa City, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 52240Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Iowa City
- County
- Johnson FIPS 19103
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6355, -91.5016 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 36,046 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 254 / sq mi
- Land area
- 142.1 sq mi (368.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $55,189
- Per-capita income
- $36,603
- Median age
- 28.1
- Households
- 15,369
- Housing units
- 17,035
- Median home value
- $241,100
- Median gross rent
- $1,065 / month
- Congressional district
- IA-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 319Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 52240
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 12°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 29 | 34 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 34 |
| Avg low °F | 12 | 16 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 63 | 60 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: IOWA CITY (1.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 52240
- 12 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 5 hospitals & clinics
- 8 doctors & dentists
- 4 pharmacies
- 9 supermarkets
- 66 restaurants & cafés
- 15 bars & pubs
- 20 parks
- 24 playgrounds
- 7 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 25 places of worship
- 9 banks
- 20 gas stations
- 7 EV charging stations
- 7 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page