PlainZIP

Brandon, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brandon, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 697. 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 BRANDON-IA · Brandon, IA 1 ZIPs · 697 pop · #12964/25278 · Buchanan County

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

  • INC-MID $70,714
  • RANK-MID #12964/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hazleton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 697
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,800

Nearest income peer: Hazleton, IA ( $3,599 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 Brandon

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
697
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,714
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 $70,714 and poverty 5.3% concentrate in 52210.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brandon as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52210, is all of Brandon

There is no split to weigh here: 52210 holds every one of Brandon's 697 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Brandon

Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 39 employees , annual payroll $1,187k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52210 (8 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Brandon, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Buchanan County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brandon. See the Buchanan County roll-up →

Brandon lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Buchanan County: Independence, Jesup and Fairbank earn more and Hazleton, Rowley and Lamont earn less. Fairbank marks the far end of that range at $103,106, 46% above Brandon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52210 697 $70,714 8 8
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Brandon 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 Brandon, .