PlainZIP

Chelsea, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chelsea, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 843. 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 CHELSEA-IA · Chelsea, IA 1 ZIPs · 843 pop · #16902/25278 · Tama County

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

  • INC-MID $61,932
  • RANK-LOWER #16902/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elberon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 99% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 843
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,800

Nearest income peer: Elberon, IA (+ $12 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 Chelsea

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

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
843
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,932
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 $61,932 and poverty 12.8% concentrate in 52215.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Chelsea's single ZIP 52215 carries the town

Chelsea is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 52215 is the entire residential footprint (843 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Chelsea

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 24 employees , annual payroll $691k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52215 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Chelsea, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Tama County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chelsea. See the Tama County roll-up →

Chelsea sits in the lower half of Tama County on income: Tama, Traer and Dysart report more, and only Toledo reports less. Buckingham marks the far end of that range at $99,602, 61% above Chelsea.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52215 843 $61,932 6 4
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Chelsea 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 Chelsea, .