Postal Codes

52206 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52206 covers Atkins, Iowa, with a population of about 2,759 and a median household income of $117,063.

Population
2,75997 per square mile
Median age
38.5about the US average
Median household income
$117,0631.6× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
2.7%9.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$371,928up 36.5% in five years
Median rent
$58538% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
33.5%1.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.1%28.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 52206 is

Atkins, 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

Population2,759
Median age38.5
Family households82%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.4%
White (non-Hispanic)96.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans8.4%
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$117,063
Income per person$45,292
Poverty rate2.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k0.6%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k0.2%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k3.7%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k10.5%
$150–200k19.4%
$200k or more18.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,230
Mean adjusted gross income$94,240
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.1%
Returns, under $25k20.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k32.5%
Returns, $200k or more8.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$296,300
Median gross rent$585
Rent as a share of household income14%
Owner-occupied93.1%
Vacant homes1%
Median year built1999

What the homes are

Detached house91%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units1.7%
Mobile home1.2%
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$371,928as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$371,928$176,262

$176,262 in 2009 to $371,928 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home10.5%
Drives to work alone81.6%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.4% 5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below 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 year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.4% 7.3 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 disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 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 establishments32
People employed175
Annual payroll$8,405,000
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 78% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss84.7 out of 100
Community resilience88 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.

Strong wind99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.8Relatively 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$117,063$73,147$78,538
Income per person$45,292$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate2.7%11%12.4%
Median home value$296,300$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$585$949$1,348
Homeownership93.1%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.6%5.2%
Works from home10.5%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.7%13.9%
Median age38.538.638.7
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 stationCEDAR RAPIDS MUNI AP, IA US17.6 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January27.9°F / 11.3°F0.95 in rain
February32.6°F / 15.5°F1.22 in rain
March46.3°F / 26.8°F1.99 in rain
April60.1°F / 37.6°F3.56 in rain
May71.1°F / 49.5°F4.25 in rain
June80.1°F / 59.7°F5.56 in rain
July82.8°F / 62.7°F4.41 in rain
August81.2°F / 60.4°F4.07 in rain
September74.7°F / 51.9°F3.4 in rain
October61.5°F / 39.9°F2.91 in rain
November46.2°F / 27.7°F2 in rain
December33.3°F / 17.1°F1.59 in rain
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%.

Benton 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 vulnerability2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

52315 Newhall, IA8.4 km away
52324 Palo, IA9.1 km away
52318 Norway, IA10 km away
52332 Shellsburg, IA10.8 km away
52228 Fairfax, IA11.3 km away
52351 Walford, IA12.8 km away
52354 Watkins, IA13.7 km away
52405 Cedar Rapids, IA13.8 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.

Benton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.49 sq mi
Population density97 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9881, -91.8760

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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