PlainZIP

Alexander, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alexander, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 377. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALEXANDER-IA · Alexander, IA 1 ZIPs · 377 pop · #10636/25278 · Franklin County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $76,250
  • RANK-MID #10636/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Geneva
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 377
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $101,600

Nearest income peer: Geneva, IA ( $4,475 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alexander

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alexander on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alexander, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
377
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,250
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 50420 (377 residents). Household income $76,250 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Humboldt is the closest lower-income city and Griswold the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alexander.

Population concentration

Alexander's single ZIP 50420 carries the town

Alexander is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50420 is the entire residential footprint (377 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Alexander's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 53 employees , annual payroll $3,865k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50420 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Alexander, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alexander. See the Franklin County roll-up →

No other city sharing Franklin County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alexander. Hampton, Sheffield and Latimer sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Popejoy marks the far end of that range at $38,611, 49% below Alexander.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50420 377 $76,250 6 3
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Alexander roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alexander, .