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52222 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52222 covers Deep River, Iowa, with a population of about 643 and a median household income of $65,000.

Population
6438 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,00011% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
4.5%7.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$235,647up 48.1% in five years
Degree or higher
11.5%23.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
83%18 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 52222 is

Deep River, 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

Population643
Median age43.5
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)99.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.4%
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$65,000
Income per person$35,367
Poverty rate4.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k9.0%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k9.0%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k18.4%
$60–75k17.0%
$75–100k5.2%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k16.0%
$200k or more0.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed290
Mean adjusted gross income$66,845
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k20.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$113,100
Rent as a share of household income18.4%
Owner-occupied83%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house85.7%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units4.2%
Mobile home9.4%
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$235,647as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 48.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$235,647$106,041

$106,041 in 2014 to $235,647 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%
High school diploma or higher95.7%
Works from home14.2%
Drives to work alone67.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.6%
Health

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

Obesity43.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.8% 5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 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 disability15.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed36
Annual payroll$1,745,000
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 76.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss76.5 out of 100
Community resilience81 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 wind98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane33.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.6Very 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$65,000$73,147$78,538
Income per person$35,367$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate4.5%11%12.4%
Median home value$113,100$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$949$1,348
Homeownership83%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0.3%3.6%5.2%
Works from home14.2%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%5.7%13.9%
Median age43.538.638.7
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 stationSIGOURNEY, IA US28.5 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January29.8°F / 11.5°F1.18 in rain
February34.6°F / 15.1°F1.47 in rain
March47.6°F / 26.3°F2.34 in rain
April60.7°F / 37.2°F3.7 in rain
May71°F / 49.1°F4.95 in rain
June80.6°F / 59.1°F5.11 in rain
July84.6°F / 62.7°F3.93 in rain
August82.8°F / 60.4°F4.76 in rain
September76.4°F / 51.7°F3.47 in rain
October63.4°F / 39.8°F2.78 in rain
November48.2°F / 27.7°F2.18 in rain
December35.3°F / 17.7°F1.54 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Montezuma Community School District36.9% of this ZIP code's land area
English Valleys Community School District33.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Tri-County Community School District16.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District11.2% of this ZIP code's land area
H-L-V Community School District2.5% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

52221 Guernsey, IA7.5 km away
50104 Gibson, IA9.6 km away
50027 Barnes City, IA12.8 km away
50255 Thornburg, IA13.2 km away
50171 Montezuma, IA13.8 km away
50136 Keswick, IA16.1 km away
52308 Millersburg, IA17 km away
52211 Brooklyn, IA18.6 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.

Poweshiek County70.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Iowa County29.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area77.09 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5717, -92.3645

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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