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52160 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52160 covers New Albin, Iowa, with a population of about 930 and a median household income of $77,098.

Population
93021 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,0981.1× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
1.5%10.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$246,436up 45.6% in five years
Degree or higher
28.6%6.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 52160 is

New Albin, 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

Population930
Median age42.3
Family households67.5%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)98.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans5.7%
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$77,098
Income per person$46,081
Poverty rate1.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k19.0%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k25.9%
$100–125k5.5%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k2.1%
$200k or more18.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed380
Mean adjusted gross income$81,803
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$197,400
Rent as a share of household income9%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house95.2%
5 to 19 units0.9%
Mobile home3.9%
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$246,436as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$246,436$151,294

$151,294 in 2019 to $246,436 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%
High school diploma or higher99.6%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone58%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.1%
Health

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

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19.9% 2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.4% 3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed91
Annual payroll$4,028,000
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 84.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.4 out of 100
Community resilience31 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.

Landslide98.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane32.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.3Very 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$77,098$73,147$78,538
Income per person$46,081$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate1.5%11%12.4%
Median home value$197,400$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership83.4%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.6%5.2%
Works from home3.2%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.7%13.9%
Median age42.338.638.7
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 stationGENOA DAM 8, WI US10.4 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January27.3°F / 10.9°F1.26 in rain, 9.1 in snow
February32.1°F / 14.3°F1.18 in rain, 9.3 in snow
March44.7°F / 26.4°F2.09 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April59.2°F / 38.4°F3.87 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May71°F / 50°F4.73 in rain
June80.1°F / 60.3°F5.88 in rain
July83.7°F / 64.2°F4.31 in rain
August81.5°F / 62.4°F4.82 in rain
September74.2°F / 54.3°F4.16 in rain
October60.9°F / 42.1°F2.64 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November45.3°F / 29.8°F1.94 in rain, 1.5 in snow
December32.3°F / 18.2°F1.52 in rain, 8.6 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.

Eastern Allamakee Community School District71.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Allamakee Community School District28.6% 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54624 De Soto, WI13 km away
55931 Eitzen, MN13.8 km away
52151 Lansing, IA14 km away
54632 Genoa, WI14.5 km away
52140 Dorchester, IA18 km away
55919 Brownsville, MN20.1 km away
55921 Caledonia, MN21.2 km away
54628 Ferryville, WI22.7 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.

Allamakee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.03 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.4899, -91.2942

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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