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51558 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 51558 covers Moorhead, Iowa, with a population of about 680 and a median household income of $78,393.

Population
6808 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,3931.1× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$176,043up 40.5% in five years
Median rent
$8679% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
18.9%16.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.7%18.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 51558 is

Moorhead, 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

Population680
Median age39.4
Family households74.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)86.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.6%
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$78,393
Income per person$34,349
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.2%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k6.0%
$20–25k8.0%
$25–30k6.8%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k2.0%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k19.9%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed230
Mean adjusted gross income$76,052
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$70,000
Median gross rent$867
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied83.7%
Vacant homes18%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house98.7%
Mobile home1.3%
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$176,043as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$176,043$96,645

$96,645 in 2019 to $176,043 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone80.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.3%
Health

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

Obesity41.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.4% 3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.5% 8.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.1% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed54
Annual payroll$2,733,000
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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 82.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss80.3 out of 100
Community resilience72.7 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.

Hail98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.8Very 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$78,393$73,147$78,538
Income per person$34,349$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%11%12.4%
Median home value$70,000$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$867$949$1,348
Homeownership83.7%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate8.8%3.6%5.2%
Works from home3%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age39.438.638.7
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 stationCASTANA EXP FARM, IA US16.1 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year29 in

Average high and low by month

January28.6°F / 10.3°F0.63 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February33.4°F / 14.3°F0.71 in rain, 7.2 in snow
March46.8°F / 25.5°F1.69 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April59.8°F / 36.6°F3.32 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May70.6°F / 49.4°F4.66 in rain
June80.2°F / 59.7°F4.84 in rain
July83.7°F / 63.7°F4.02 in rain
August81.6°F / 61.1°F4.23 in rain
September75.3°F / 52.6°F3.05 in rain
October62.7°F / 39.6°F2.43 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November46.5°F / 26.3°F1.5 in rain, 2 in snow
December33°F / 16.1°F1.03 in rain, 5.7 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Harrison Community School District45.8% of this ZIP code's land area
West Monona Community School District39.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Boyer Valley Community School District7% of this ZIP code's land area
Woodbine Community School District4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Charter Oak-Ute Community School District2.8% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

51572 Soldier, IA9.2 km away
51564 Pisgah, IA13.1 km away
51529 Dunlap, IA18 km away
51060 Ute, IA18.3 km away
51010 Castana, IA18.5 km away
51545 Little Sioux, IA20.8 km away
51523 Blencoe, IA21 km away
51579 Woodbine, IA22.8 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.

Monona County90.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrison County9.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area84.86 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9186, -95.8290

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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