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52549 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 52549 covers Cincinnati, Iowa, with a population of about 547 and a median household income of $60,179.

Population
54712 per square mile
Median age
33.84.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$60,17918% below the Iowa median
Poverty rate
28.5%16.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$86,220
Median rent
$81714% below the Iowa median
Degree or higher
16.6%18.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.2%26.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 52549 is

Cincinnati, 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

Population547
Median age33.8
Family households72.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.5%
White (non-Hispanic)99.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.5%
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$60,179
Income per person$21,181
Poverty rate28.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k9.9%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k29.3%
$100–125k2.8%
$125–150k1.1%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed260
Mean adjusted gross income$59,319
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$113,400
Median gross rent$817
Rent as a share of household income20.5%
Owner-occupied91.2%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house86%
Attached house1.9%
Mobile home12.1%
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$86,220as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 15.5%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$114,464$86,220

$114,464 in 2022 to $86,220 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%
High school diploma or higher69.6%
Works from home3.3%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.6%
Health

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

Obesity45.3% 11.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.2% 10 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.6% 5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.6% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.8% 1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.4% 3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed11
Annual payroll$341,000
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 87.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss73 out of 100
Community resilience47.9 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.

Drought99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.8Very 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$60,179$73,147$78,538
Income per person$21,181$39,728$43,289
Poverty rate28.5%11%12.4%
Median home value$113,400$195,900$303,400
Median gross rent$817$949$1,348
Homeownership91.2%71.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%30.9%35%
Unemployment rate6.6%3.6%5.2%
Works from home3.3%10.4%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.7%13.9%
Median age33.838.638.7
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 stationCENTERVILLE, IA US11.2 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / 12°F0.99 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February37.7°F / 16°F1.26 in rain, 5 in snow
March50.5°F / 26.5°F2.15 in rain, 3.2 in snow
April62.9°F / 37.1°F3.88 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May72.3°F / 48.4°F5.22 in rain
June81.5°F / 59.1°F4.71 in rain
July85.8°F / 63.1°F3.45 in rain
August84.3°F / 60.9°F3.86 in rain
September76.3°F / 52.1°F3.85 in rain
October64.4°F / 40.6°F3.01 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November50.3°F / 27.9°F2.19 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December38°F / 18.2°F1.46 in rain, 2.3 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.

Centerville Community School District69.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Seymour Community School District30.7% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability2.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

52555 Exline, IA8 km away
52544 Centerville, IA11.7 km away
52574 Mystic, IA17.1 km away
63565 Unionville, MO18.1 km away
52581 Plano, IA18.5 km away
52590 Seymour, IA18.6 km away
52572 Moulton, IA20.9 km away
63551 Livonia, MO21.6 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.

Appanoose County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.04 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6344, -92.9219

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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