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Charter Oak, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charter Oak, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,047. 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 CHARTER-OAK-IA · Charter Oak, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,047 pop · #20760/25278 · Crawford County

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

  • INC-MID $52,941
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20760/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Deloit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,047
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $87,900

Nearest income peer: Deloit, IA ( $4,191 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 Charter Oak

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Charter Oak 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, Charter Oak, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,047
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,941
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($52,941 average) · poverty 10.8%. The primary code (51439) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Charter Oak as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Douds is the closest lower-income city and Barnes City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Charter Oak.

Population concentration

Charter Oak reads through its lone ZIP, 51439

1,047 ACS residents, one ZIP: 51439 is not the leading code inside Charter Oak, 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 Charter Oak's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 106 employees , annual payroll $3,393k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 51439 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (6) · also Finance and insurance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Charter Oak, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charter Oak. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Charter Oak sits in the lower half of Crawford County on income: Denison, Manilla and Schleswig report more, and only Deloit reports less. Manilla marks the far end of that range at $100,625, 90% above Charter Oak.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
51439 1,047 $52,941 22 5
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Charter Oak 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 Charter Oak, .