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51576 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 51576 covers Underwood, Iowa, with a population of about 1,890 and a median household income of $107,679.

Population
1,89041 per square mile
Median age
37.71 points below the US average
Median household income
$107,6791.5× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
2%10.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$394,028up 32.5% in five years
Median rent
$81914% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
32.3%2.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
90%25 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
38

Where 51576 is

Underwood, 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

Population1,890
Median age37.7
Family households78.5%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.1%
White (non-Hispanic)88.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Veterans9.4%
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$107,679
Income per person$45,681
Poverty rate2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k0.4%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k22.0%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k11.7%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more18.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,020
Mean adjusted gross income$100,115
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k19.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k30.4%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$291,500
Median gross rent$819
Rent as a share of household income14.1%
Owner-occupied90%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house92.5%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units2.5%
5 to 19 units4.7%
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$394,028as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$394,028$191,755

$194,828 in 2009 to $394,028 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone79.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 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)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments38
People employed476
Annual payroll$21,405,000
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 59.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75 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.

Drought97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.2Very 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$107,679$73,147$78,538
Income per person$45,681$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate2%11%12.4%
Median home value$291,500$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$819$949$1,348
Homeownership90%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.6%5.2%
Works from home7%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%5.7%13.9%
Median age37.738.638.7
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 US21.2 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%.

Underwood Community School District100% 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 vulnerability3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

51548 Mc Clelland, IA8.7 km away
51559 Neola, IA11.5 km away
51553 Minden, IA13.3 km away
51575 Treynor, IA14.5 km away
51526 Crescent, IA16.7 km away
51503 Council Bluffs, IA19.9 km away
51560 Oakland, IA21.4 km away
51525 Carson, IA22.2 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 area46.34 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.3603, -95.6270

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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