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52332 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52332 covers Shellsburg, Iowa, with a population of about 1,638 and a median household income of $90,781.

Population
1,63841 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,7811.2× the Iowa median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$329,502up 41.6% in five years
Median rent
$77518% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
15.1%19.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.2%25.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 52332 is

Shellsburg, 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

Population1,638
Median age46.7
Family households67%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)95.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans10.8%
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$90,781
Income per person$40,535
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k5.2%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k9.5%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k16.3%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more7.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed930
Mean adjusted gross income$78,399
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.4%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.7%
Returns, $200k or more5.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$227,800
Median gross rent$775
Owner-occupied90.2%
Vacant homes19.8%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house72.9%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units7.6%
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$329,502as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$329,502$152,013

$160,659 in 2009 to $329,502 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.6%
Health

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

Obesity41.8% 8.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as 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 year79.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 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 disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 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 establishments32
People employed156
Annual payroll$5,801,000
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 64.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.7 out of 100
Community resilience88.9 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.

Strong wind98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.2Relatively 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$90,781$73,147$78,538
Income per person$40,535$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%11%12.4%
Median home value$227,800$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$775$949$1,348
Homeownership90.2%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate0.7%3.6%5.2%
Works from home14.9%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5.7%13.9%
Median age46.738.638.7
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 stationVINTON, IA US14.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January25.6°F / 8.1°F1.19 in rain, 8.3 in snow
February30.4°F / 12.3°F1.25 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March44.4°F / 23.8°F2.05 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April58.7°F / 34.9°F3.9 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May69.4°F / 46.6°F5.01 in rain
June78.3°F / 56.6°F5.62 in rain
July81.4°F / 60.2°F4.15 in rain
August79.3°F / 57.7°F4.22 in rain
September73.5°F / 49.5°F3.68 in rain
October60.2°F / 37.3°F3.22 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November44.2°F / 25.2°F2.05 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December31°F / 14.5°F1.59 in rain, 8.8 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District80.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Benton Community School District11.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Cedar Rapids Community School District7.8% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% 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.

52324 Palo, IA9 km away
52206 Atkins, IA10.8 km away
52341 Toddville, IA12.2 km away
52411 Cedar Rapids, IA12.9 km away
52315 Newhall, IA13.3 km away
52349 Vinton, IA13.7 km away
52213 Center Point, IA14.2 km away
52345 Urbana, IA16.9 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 County92.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Linn County7.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.64 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0848, -91.8746

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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