PlainZIP

Burlington, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Burlington, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 29,723. 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 BURLINGTON-IA · Burlington, IA 1 ZIPs · 29,723 pop · #17426/25278 · Des Moines County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,983
  • RANK-LOWER #17426/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Middletown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 29,723
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $124,200

Nearest income peer: Middletown, IA ( $1,816 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 Burlington

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
29,723
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,983
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 $60,983 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 52601.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Burlington as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52601, is all of Burlington

There is no split to weigh here: 52601 holds every one of Burlington's 29,723 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Burlington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 683 establishments, 10,486 employees , annual payroll $428,866k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52601 (683 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (100) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Burlington, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Des Moines County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Burlington. See the Des Moines County roll-up →

Burlington lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Des Moines County: Mediapolis, Danville and Sperry earn more and West Burlington and Middletown earn less. Sperry marks the far end of that range at $105,255, 73% above Burlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52601 29,723 $60,983 683 104
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Burlington 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 Burlington, .