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ZIP code 52242 — Iowa City
ZIP code 52242 serves Iowa City, Iowa.
- Postal code
- 52242Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Iowa City
- County
- Johnson FIPS 19103
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6627, -91.5477 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,412 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 6,177 / sq mi
- Land area
- 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Per-capita income
- $4,490
- Median age
- 19.2
- Households
- 23
- Housing units
- 23
- 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 52242
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 86°F), coldest Jan (avg low 15°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 31 | 36 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Avg low °F | 15 | 19 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: IOWA CITY MUNI AP (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 52242
- 1 schools
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 13 restaurants & cafés
- 4 parks
- 4 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 3 places of worship
- 3 EV charging 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