Alta Vista, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alta Vista, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 625. 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 ALTA-VISTA-IA · Alta Vista, IA 1 ZIPs · 625 pop · #11399/25278 · Chickasaw County

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

  • INC-MID $74,271
  • RANK-MID #11399/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Nashua
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 625
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $122,700

Nearest income peer: Nashua, IA ( $2,335 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 Alta Vista

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alta Vista 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, Alta Vista, IA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
625
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,271
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 50603 (625 residents). Household income $74,271 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Monona is the closest lower-income city and Zearing the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alta Vista.

Population concentration

Alta Vista's single ZIP 50603 carries the town

Alta Vista is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 50603 is the entire residential footprint (625 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 Alta Vista's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 76 employees , annual payroll $2,555k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50603 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Alta Vista, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Chickasaw County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alta Vista. See the Chickasaw County roll-up →

Alta Vista sits in the upper half of Chickasaw County on income: Nashua, Fredericksburg and Ionia report less, while New Hampton reports more. Lawler marks the far end of that range at $58,393, 21% below Alta Vista.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50603 625 $74,271 13 5

Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista, .