PlainZIP

Beacon, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Beacon, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 284. 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 BEACON-IA · Beacon, IA 1 ZIPs · 284 pop · #18752/25278 · Mahaska County

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

  • INC-MID $57,986
  • RANK-LOWER #18752/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rose Hill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 284
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $75,700

Nearest income peer: Rose Hill, IA ( $4,861 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 Beacon

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

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
284
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,986
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,986 and poverty 17.4% concentrate in 52534.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Iowa, Lime Springs is the closest lower-income city and Creston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Beacon.

Population concentration

Beacon reads through its lone ZIP, 52534

284 ACS residents, one ZIP: 52534 is not the leading code inside Beacon, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Beacon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $2,268k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52534 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Beacon, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Mahaska County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Beacon. See the Mahaska County roll-up →

Beacon sits in the lower half of Mahaska County on income: Oskaloosa, New Sharon and Fremont report more, Rose Hill and Barnes City report less. Leighton marks the far end of that range at $86,023, 48% above Beacon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52534 284 $57,986 5 281
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Beacon 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 Beacon, .