PlainZIP

Buffalo Center, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buffalo Center, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,482. 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 BUFFALO-CENTER-IA · Buffalo Center, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,482 pop · #18286/25278 · Winnebago County

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

  • INC-MID $59,091
  • RANK-LOWER #18286/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Scarville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,482
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $114,500

Nearest income peer: Scarville, IA ( $8,864 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 Buffalo Center

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,482
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,091
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 $59,091 and poverty 7.9% concentrate in 50424.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Buffalo Center as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Meriden is the closest lower-income city and Essex the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Buffalo Center.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50424, is all of Buffalo Center

There is no split to weigh here: 50424 holds every one of Buffalo Center's 1,482 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Buffalo Center's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 48 establishments, 319 employees , annual payroll $13,704k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50424 (48 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Wholesale trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Buffalo Center, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Winnebago County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Buffalo Center. See the Winnebago County roll-up →

Buffalo Center lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Winnebago County: Forest City, Lake Mills and Leland earn more and Thompson, Scarville and Rake earn less. Leland marks the far end of that range at $77,868, 32% above Buffalo Center.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50424 1,482 $59,091 48 5
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Buffalo Center 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 Buffalo Center, .