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52038 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52038 covers Dundee, Iowa, with a population of about 522 and a median household income of $73,750.

Population
52219 per square mile
Median age
37.61.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$73,750about the Iowa median
Poverty rate
2.5%9.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$243,401up 32.7% in five years
Median rent
$75021% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.5%22.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 52038 is

Dundee, 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

Population522
Median age37.6
Family households77.3%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans5.3%
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$73,750
Income per person$30,239
Poverty rate2.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k11.4%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k11.9%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k11.4%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k22.2%
$150–200k1.7%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed220
Mean adjusted gross income$66,641
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k18.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k18.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,800
Median gross rent$750
Owner-occupied87.5%
Vacant homes26.1%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house81.1%
2 to 4 units2.9%
Mobile home16%
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$243,401as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$243,401$148,352

$148,352 in 2018 to $243,401 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher87.8%
Works from home14.2%
Drives to work alone53.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.6%
Health

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

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.7% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71% 9.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.5% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.4% 6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed26
Annual payroll$488,000
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 86.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss86.9 out of 100
Community resilience84.9 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.

Hail97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.3Very 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$73,750$73,147$78,538
Income per person$30,239$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate2.5%11%12.4%
Median home value$168,800$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$750$949$1,348
Homeownership87.5%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%3.6%5.2%
Works from home14.2%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%5.7%13.9%
Median age37.638.638.7
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 stationMANCHESTER #2, IA US15.6 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January26.1°F / 8.2°F1.14 in rain, 9.2 in snow
February30.6°F / 12°F1.35 in rain, 8.7 in snow
March43.7°F / 23.8°F2.1 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April57.8°F / 34.8°F3.82 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May69.6°F / 46.9°F4.49 in rain
June79.1°F / 57.6°F6.02 in rain
July82.1°F / 61°F4.79 in rain
August80.4°F / 58.1°F4.13 in rain
September74.1°F / 49°F3.84 in rain
October61°F / 37.4°F3.11 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November45.1°F / 25.7°F2.2 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December32°F / 15.2°F1.58 in rain, 8.5 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.

West Delaware County Community School District61.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Starmont Community School District38.2% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

52076 Strawberry Point, IA9.9 km away
50650 Lamont, IA10 km away
50654 Masonville, IA13.2 km away
52042 Edgewood, IA14.2 km away
52057 Manchester, IA14.7 km away
50607 Aurora, IA15.5 km away
50606 Arlington, IA18.3 km away
52050 Greeley, IA18.4 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.

Delaware County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area26.95 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density19 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5940, -91.5477

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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