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51041 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 51041 covers Orange City, Iowa, with a population of about 7,173 and a median household income of $84,115.

Population
7,173101 per square mile
Median age
32.85.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$84,1151.1× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
9.7%2.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$326,768up 30.3% in five years
Median rent
$80815% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
40.8%5.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.8%7.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
240

Where 51041 is

Orange City, Iowa — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,173
Median age32.8
Family households70.3%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)92%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans5.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$84,115
Income per person$35,306
Poverty rate9.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k24.4%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k5.5%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,890
Mean adjusted gross income$97,550
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k21.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.1%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$253,600
Median gross rent$808
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied72.8%
Vacant homes2.1%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house73.2%
Attached house5.3%
2 to 4 units12.4%
5 to 19 units3.2%
20 or more units2.8%
Mobile home3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$326,768as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$326,768$146,846

$146,846 in 2009 to $326,768 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home17.5%
Drives to work alone67.5%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73% 11.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments240
People employed4,455
Annual payroll$184,916,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 78.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87 out of 100
Community resilience92 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Iowa and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIowaUnited States
Median household income$84,115$73,147$78,538
Income per person$35,306$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate9.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$253,600$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$808$949$1,348
Homeownership72.8%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%3.6%5.2%
Works from home17.5%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%5.7%13.9%
Median age32.838.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSIOUX CTR 2 SE, IA US8.8 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January27.4°F / 9.4°F0.67 in rain, 6.8 in snow
February32.9°F / 13.9°F0.88 in rain, 7.7 in snow
March46.3°F / 25.2°F1.72 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April61.2°F / 36.1°F2.98 in rain, 3.1 in snow
May73.2°F / 48.4°F4.15 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June82.4°F / 58.9°F4.51 in rain
July84.8°F / 61.8°F3.45 in rain
August82.3°F / 59.5°F3.4 in rain
September77.1°F / 51.2°F3.21 in rain
October63.6°F / 38.6°F2.46 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November45.8°F / 25.4°F1.43 in rain, 3.9 in snow
December31.5°F / 14.5°F0.99 in rain, 6.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District85.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Sioux Center Community School District14.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

51003 Alton, IA5.5 km away
51036 Maurice, IA10.8 km away
51250 Sioux Center, IA12.2 km away
51238 Hospers, IA13.4 km away
51022 Granville, IA14.1 km away
51239 Hull, IA20.8 km away
51234 Boyden, IA21.4 km away
51045 Oyens, IA22.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Sioux County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area70.93 sq mi
Population density101 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0185, -96.0565

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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