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51560 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 51560 covers Oakland, Iowa, with a population of about 1,902 and a median household income of $71,442.

Population
1,90221 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,442about the Iowa median
Poverty rate
15.1%2.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$227,885up 30.2% in five years
Median rent
$84711% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
20.7%14.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
64.7%about the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
48

Where 51560 is

Oakland, 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

Population1,902
Median age39.3
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US9%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)83.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino10%
Veterans6.6%
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$71,442
Income per person$33,567
Poverty rate15.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k15.8%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k10.8%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed920
Mean adjusted gross income$80,513
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.4%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more5.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$160,300
Median gross rent$847
Rent as a share of household income22.2%
Owner-occupied64.7%
Vacant homes16.2%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house84.7%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units7.5%
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$227,885as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$227,885$88,478

$91,561 in 2009 to $227,885 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home8.4%
Drives to work alone74.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.5%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20% 4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 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 disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments48
People employed1,132
Annual payroll$62,897,000
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 58.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.9 out of 100
Community resilience58.1 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.

Drought97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake9.7Very 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$71,442$73,147$78,538
Income per person$33,567$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate15.1%11%12.4%
Median home value$160,300$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$847$949$1,348
Homeownership64.7%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0.8%3.6%5.2%
Works from home8.4%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US9%5.7%13.9%
Median age39.338.638.7
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 stationOAKLAND, IA US1 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January30.1°F / 11.8°F0.85 in rain, 6.7 in snow
February35°F / 15.6°F1.07 in rain, 8 in snow
March48.8°F / 26.7°F1.99 in rain, 3.4 in snow
April61.5°F / 37.2°F3.9 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May71.9°F / 49.9°F5.42 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June81.5°F / 60.5°F5.28 in rain
July84.7°F / 64°F3.58 in rain
August83°F / 61.9°F4.87 in rain
September76.7°F / 52.8°F3.62 in rain
October64°F / 40.5°F2.97 in rain, 1 in snow
November48°F / 27.7°F1.57 in rain, 1.2 in snow
December34.8°F / 17.4°F1.31 in rain, 6.5 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.

Riverside Community School District97.3% of this ZIP code's land area
AHSTW Community School District2.1% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

51536 Hancock, IA8.4 km away
51525 Carson, IA9 km away
51549 Macedonia, IA14.1 km away
51521 Avoca, IA18.5 km away
51593 Harlan, IA20.7 km away
51575 Treynor, IA21.2 km away
51576 Underwood, IA21.4 km away
51577 Walnut, IA21.4 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.

Pottawattamie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.59 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.3120, -95.3790

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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